Simon Lester
U.S. Trade Rep. Greer Talks Board of Trade, AI, Chinese FDI
At an event yesterday at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer had a discussion with former U.S. Trade Rep. Mike Froman, who is now the President of CFR, about various aspects of U.S. trade policy. Issues related to China that came up
New Paper Looks at How Chinese AD Investigation on EU Pork Targeted Spain
A new academic paper examines how China uses anti-dumping investigations as a retaliatory response to anti-dumping/countervailing duty investigations it faces in other countries, focusing on the example of China's pork investigation in flipping Spain's vote in the EU electric vehicle case.
Five EU Nations Push for Stronger Tools To Address Chinese Non-Market Practices
As part of an ongoing discussion in the EU on how to respond to economic harm from Chinese exports, a group of EU member states has published a paper that makes the case for a variety of new trade tools.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered in detail the outcomes of President Trump's visit to China:
* CTM offered some reflections on the trip here.
* China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) detailed its view of a five-point consensus reached during the visit, and later provided additional details regarding its
Panel Request in Chinese WTO Complaint against Indian Solar/IT Measures Blocked
At the meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body today, China's first request for a panel to hear its complaint against Indian measures in the solar and IT sectors was blocked.
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 as two new pieces of legislation under consideration in the EU.
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. A new piece of legislation introduced in the Senate tries to address this, but given certain market realities, it may