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This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
China has overhauled its outbound investment regime to enhance national security oversight and arm itself with stronger retaliatory legal tools. The update also creates an explicit legal nexus between cross-border investments and
New Zealand Begins Safeguards Investigation of Aluminum Products
The Government of New Zealand has begun a safeguards investigation of certain aluminum extrusion products.
MOFCOM Comments on U.S. Tariffs, Export Controls, Outbound Investment Rules, and Imports
Beijing on Thursday sharpened its criticism of U.S. export controls and tariff actions that
China’s New Outbound Investment Rules Set Out Security Reviews and Countermeasures
Beijing has overhauled its outbound investment regime to enhance national security oversight and arm itself
USTR Sets Forced Labor Tariff Rates, China Gets 12.5%
In a determination issued late last night, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office
USTR Requests Comments on Proposed "Board of Trade"
Today, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) published a request for comments
Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Visits Canada
Last week, Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs
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U.S.-China Trade Friction Timeline
We are entering a week of high-stakes diplomacy. As Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng meets
Beijing Blocks Manus-Meta Deal on Security Grounds
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has officially blocked Meta's acquisition
In CAFC Appeal, Foreign Producers Keep Up Fight against Collection of Paused Solar Duties
In a judgment issued on August 22 of last year, the U.S. Court of
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WTO & Trade Agreements
At WTO Meeting, China Addresses Tariff Modifications, Pushes Back on EU Industrial Efforts
At a meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods yesterday, China raised concerns about tariff modifications being undertaken by the EU (and the UK), as well
China Initiates Discussion on Modifying Tariff Concessions under WTO Schedules
In reaction to recent moves by the EU and the UK to invoke the tariff schedule modification provisions in GATT Article XXVIII, China has requested technical discussions at the WTO
WTO Committee Meeting Discusses Overcapacity, Transnational Subsidies, and More
At the meeting of the WTO's Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Committee last week, governments discussed overcapacity, a level playing field, transnational subsidies, and China's "First
China Cites WTO Violations in Rejection of EU’s Industrial Policy Plan
China has submitted comments on the EU's proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, accusing Brussels of "double standards" and "discriminatory" policies that potentially violate several WTO
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Chinese Laws & Cases
China’s New Outbound Investment Rules Set Out Security Reviews and Countermeasures
Beijing has overhauled its outbound investment regime to enhance national security oversight and arm itself with stronger retaliatory legal tools. The updated regime also creates an explicit legal nexus between
China’s New Food Manufacturer Rules Take Effect Today
Today, China's new rules governing the registration of foreign food manufacturers take effect, reflecting a regulatory overhaul that replaces a five-year-old framework with a dynamic, risk-based vetting system
MOFCOM Tightens Controls over Fentanyl Precursors
Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) revised its control list of chemical exports, adding three more substances to a list that requires special permission for shipments to
Wingtech Tests China’s Anti-Sanctions Law in $1.2B Suit Against Nexperia
Chinese firm Wingtech has invoked Chinese anti-sanctions legislation to sue its Dutch subsidiaries Nexperia and five other parties in Chinese court, seeking to unwind Dutch measures that it says unlawfully
Foreign Laws & Cases
U.S. Court Upholds Trump Administration Divestment Order in Chinese Takeover of Tech Company
In an opinion issued earlier this week, a U.S. court ruled in favor of a Trump administration order that a Chinese purchaser of a U.S. audiovisual equipment company
Chinese Container Makers Face U.S. Antitrust Indictment
The U.S. Justice Department has indicted four Chinese container manufacturers and seven of their executives in what it called a global price-fixing and production-restriction scheme that inflated shipping container
U.S. Senate Bill Targets Agriculture Sector's Dependence on China, But Faces Uphill Battle
In the context of China-U.S. trade relations, unilateral U.S. moves are often met with a retaliatory response from China, and U.S. agricultural exports are a key target.
Ireland Investigates Shein for Data Practices
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a formal inquiry into the data governance practices of Shein, the fast-fashion giant, marking the latest regulatory challenge for Chinese firms as