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CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
In China:
* Russia-China trade
* MOFCOM comments on "industrial overcapacity" rhetoric related to green goods
* Xi’s visits to Serbia and Hungary
In the U.S.:
* USTR Section 301 tariff review
Biden Administration Adds 26 Textile Companies to UFLPA Entity List
The interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) – which is chaired by the U.S.
Biden Administration Official Highlights Transshipment through Mexico, Other China Trade Concerns
In a speech yesterday, Lael Brainard, the Biden administration's National Economic Advisor, spoke
China and Russia Double Down on Trade at 75-Year Milestone
As a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China
Biden Announces End to Pause on Solar Panel Anti-Circumvention Tariffs, Extends Safeguard Tariffs To New Solar Products
Today, the Biden administration announced "new actions to strengthen American solar manufacturing and protect
Biden Administration Blocks Chinese-Linked Cryptocurrency Facility Near Air Force Base
Earlier this week, the Biden administration blocked a Chinese-linked investment in a cryptocurrency mining facility
China and Hungary Tighten Links
Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Hungary last week led to the
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Chinese Court Rules on 5G FRAND Rates
Last November, a Chinese court set a global FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) rate for
China Sanctions U.S. Firms and Individuals over Taiwan and Xinjiang Related Issues
In recent weeks, Beijing has invoked the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law and imposed sanctions on U.
Analysis: Do Diplomatic Ties with China Yield More Trade and Investment?
Over the past few years, a handful of Central American and Caribbean countries have switched
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WTO & Trade Agreements
China-Serbia FTA To Take Effect in July
During Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Serbia last week, the two governments announced that their bilateral trade agreement will enter into force on July 1, covering
China-Ecuador FTA Takes Effect
The China-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force on May 1 after both sides finished their domestic legal procedures. The agreement would lower tariffs for Chinese steel and autos
WTO Committee on Market Access Meeting Discusses Export Controls, EV Tariffs
At the meeting of WTO's Committee on Market Access on October 16 and 17, 2023, for which the minutes of the meeting were recently circulated, WTO Members considered
China and El Salvador Officially Begin Trade Talks
Today, China and El Salvador officially kicked off talks for a bilateral trade agreement.
Intellectual Property
Trade Remedies
Foreign Policy & Security
Digital Trade
Investment
Sanctions
Chinese Laws & Cases
New Chinese SPS Announcements for Food Imports in April 2024
In April, China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) made the following announcements, opening its market to seafood and fruit from some South American and other countries, and lifting
China's New Law Authorizes Retaliatory Tariffs
Last Friday, China passed its first Tariff Law, which contains language providing for retaliatory measures including tariffs against any violations of World Trade Organization rules and other bilateral and regional
MOFCOM Revises Export Control Catalog on Chemicals
On August 23, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), along with four other agencies, updated the controlled list of precursor chemicals for designated countries/regions.
Beijing Opens up Telecom for Foreign Investment
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced last week that the government will open up foreign investment in the value-added telecommunication business in some cities as
Foreign Laws & Cases
Hesai Files Lawsuit against Inclusion on Defense Department Blacklist
Hesai Technology, an electronics company headquartered in Shanghai, has filed a federal complaint against the U.S. Department of Defense in order to get itself taken off a blacklist of
U.S. Court Rejects Government Motion To Dismiss Solar Circumvention Case
In an opinion issued last Thursday, a U.S. Court of International Trade judge rejected the U.S. government's motion to dismiss a complaint brought by two U.
MOFCOM Warns against Japan's Proposed Export Rules
As Japan is reportedly tightening its grip on exports of advanced materials and equipment, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) warned that Japan's actions could "seriously
U.S. Appeals Court Upholds FCC Hikvision/Dahua Video Equipment Ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled this week that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) acted properly when it banned video equipment from Chinese companies
