Simon Lester
State Department Sanctions Five Chinese Entities in Action Related to Trade Secret Theft
The U.S. State Department announced yesterday that it "is sanctioning five entities connected to People’s Republic of China national Linwei Ding under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA) in connection with theft of trade secrets from U.S. persons."
Canada, China Consult on Wood Product Safeguards
Canada and China have notified the WTO about their consultations on a Canadian safeguard measure on wood products.
EU Officials Offer Perspectives on Trade Efforts with China
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič recently offered comments on efforts to address EU-China trade conflict.
A Review of India's Trade Remedy Measures against China
This piece was written by China Trade Monitor intern Khushi Kumar
Introduction:
India is the biggest user of Trade Remedy measures such as Anti-Dumping Duties (“ADD”) and Countervailing Duties (“CVD”), and it uses them against China most frequently. This piece maps and analyses India’s behaviour in terms of
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced two sanction measures against high-ranking cabinet officials from Paraguay and Belize, intensifying Beijing's diplomatic pressure over official ties with Taiwan.
China's central authorities recently issued a blueprint designed to
Iowa Brings Additional Lawsuits against Chinese-Linked Companies
In addition to the lawsuit announced last week against TP-Link, the state of Iowa has brought two more lawsuits against companies with ties to China.
Think Tank Webinar Discusses Chinese Overcapacity
At a Peterson Institute webinar today, former EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström hosted a conversation on "How do we deal with Chinese overcapacity?," with Alicia García-Herrero (Bruegel; Natixis), Nicolas Lamp (Queens University) and Yeling Tan (Oxford; PIIE) as speakers.