Simon Lester

EU Court Rejects Request for Interim Measures in Foreign Subsidies Regulation Case

In an order issued earlier this week, the EU General Court has rejected a request from a Chinese wind turbine maker for suspension of a European Commission decision to request more information as part of a Foreign Subsidies Regulation investigation.
WTO

WTO Subsidy Committee Meeting Discusses Overcapacity, Level Playing Field, Transnational Subsidies

At the WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures meeting held in late April, China and a range of other WTO Members sparred over issues related to overcapacity, the level playing field, and transnational subsidies.

U.S. Government Responds To WuXi Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Chinese Military Company Designation Case

The Trump administration has filed its response to a request for a preliminary injunction in a case involving the Department of Defense's decision to designate a Chinese biotech company as a "Chinese Military Company."
WTO

U.S., China Spar on Subsidies at WTO Meeting

At a WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures meeting held in late April, there was a discussion of China's latest subsidy notifications that offered insights into the broad disagreement between China and the U.S. on Chinese subsidies.

U.S. DOJ Says 2022 TikTok Law No Longer Applies After Divestment

In a legal opinion issued last week, the U.S. Department of Justice declared that as a result of the change in ownership of the U.S. version of the TikTok app, a 2022 law banning TikTok on government devices no longer applies.

Members of Congress Keep Up Push Against Chinese Seafood Imports Due To Forced Labor Concerns

Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), along with several colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump urging him to issue an Executive Order prohibiting seafood harvested by Chinese-linked vessels or processed in China from entering

Members of Congress Lobby Trump Administration on Chinese Chips

Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China and Congressman George Whitesides (D-CA) have sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging him not to authorize American purchases of memory chips from Chinese companies.
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