Huan Zhu
China's Customs Announces Multiple Measures to Prevent Various Disease Outbreaks
Recently, China's Customs announced that it would suspend imports of cloven-hoofed animals and related products from Indonesia due to foot-and-month disease, and impose certain sanitary requirements on containers and cargos from some African countries.
Process for U.S.-Led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Launched; China Warns of "Supply Chain Crisis"; Countries Likely to Engage with Both
The United States and a dozen countries in the Indo-Pacific region officially launched "the process to establish the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity" (IPEF) today. Among other things, the framework covers digital rules, labor and environmental standards, and supply chain efforts. At this point in time, the prospects
Taiwan Will Not Be Part of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, For Now
As the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), an initiative of the Biden administration to counter China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region, is under development, there has been a question about whether Taiwan will be part of it. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said today
Chinese IP Courts Defend Foreign Trademarks
China's intellectual property (IP) courts recently ruled in several cases that Chinese companies infringed foreign companies' trademarks or engaged in unfair competition. The foreign trademarks involved include German brand Wilo, Dutch company Atlas Copco, and Japanese company NOK. In one case, the IP Court agreed with the
Xi Calls for More Integration But Faces Difficult Trade Climate
At the Conference of the 70th Anniversary of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT, an agency to promote foreign trade and investment) and the Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit on May 18, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for "dialogue over confrontation, tear[ing] down walls
SEC Adds 12 Companies for Delisting, Reaching 140 in Total
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently added another 12 companies to its list of companies that fail to comply with U.S. auditing requirements and are therefore subject to possible delisting.
Chinese Officials Say Government Will Boost Digital Economy
During a recent meeting on the digital economy at the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said the government will support the development of the digital economy and the listing of tech companies both domestically and abroad. Other members of the CPPCC also
