Simon Lester
WTO Panel Sides with China in Complaint against Turkish Auto Duties, Regulations
In a report circulated last week, a WTO panel found that tariffs and regulations imposed by Türkiye in the auto sector violate various GATT obligations and, aside from one claim against certain measures, are not justified by GATT exceptions.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
Apple has cleared a critical regulatory hurdle in China after the country's internet regulator approved its mobile-device generative artificial intelligence service, Apple Intelligence, for deployment on domestic devices.
China has been working to fortify its economic footprint and shield
USTR Finalizes Forced Labor Tariff Rates, China Gets 12.5%
Today, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) announced its final tariff rates in its Section 301 investigation of whether 60 economies prohibit imports made with forced labor.
U.S. Senate Committee Passes Connected Vehicles Bill
As part of a markup session yesterday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed the Connected Vehicle Security Act. Passage by the full Senate, as well as of a companion bill in the House of Representatives, are the next steps needed in order for the bill to become
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 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."