Simon Lester
EU Court Advisory Opinion Issued on Estonia's Treatment of Huawei Products
Last month, an Advocate General advisory opinion in a case before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found that the Estonian government could compel a European company to remove Huawei products from its network, on the basis of national security concerns.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) submitted a formal response to the European Commission's proposal to revise the Cybersecurity Act. Beijing argues that the EU’s pivot toward "non-technical risks'" is a veil for protectionism that
Canadian Safeguard Investigation on Wood Imports Could Trigger China Trade Conflict
The Canadian government has initiated a safeguards investigation on imports of certain wood products, and Chinese imports are likely to be significantly impacted by any remedy imposed.
At Congressional Hearing, U.S. Trade Rep. Comments on Xi-Trump Meeting
At a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee today, members of Congress asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer about issues related to the upcoming Xi-Trump meeting, the auto sector, the proposed Board of Trade, and various other China trade issues.
EU Subsidies Investigation Forces Out Chinese Company from Railway Bid
The European Commission announced today that following an investigation into distortive foreign subsidies, Chinese state-owned rolling stock manufacturer CRRC is no longer part of a railway bid in Portugal.
WTO Council for Trade in Goods Meeting Sees Discussion of EU Steel Restrictions
At a meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods in late November, for which the minutes were recently circulated, China raised a new concern with the EU's proposed steel tariff rate quota measure, and several previously raised measures were discussed as well.
European Parliament Hearing on Economic Relations with China Hears Expert Suggestions
Last week, the European Parliament's International Trade Committee held a meeting on trade and investment relations with China.