The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi is supposed to finally bring the urgently needed reform. In particular, reforming the dispute settlement mechanism is an important issue for EU-China relations – not least because of the economic blackmail against Lithuania. Since the Baltic country authorized Taipei to open a „Taiwan Office“ in the capital Vilnius in 2021, a trade dispute with China has been simmering. And it has now reached the WTO.