Simon Lester

Dealing with Chinese SOEs: Lessons from the USTR Chinese Accession Negotiators

This post was written with China Trade Monitor intern Neil Jiang One of the most contentious issues in U.S.-China trade relations is the non-commercial behavior of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and how to construct WTO rules to address this concern. One aspect is the following: What

Latest Trump Administration "National Security" Tariffs Are on Drones

The Trump administration is continuing its program of imposing tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, with drones being the latest target.

Appeal in DJI "Chinese Military Company" Case Reverses Lower Court Ruling, Remands for Further Proceedings

Chinese drone maker Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology Co., known as DJI, succeeded on one of its claims in an appeal in U.S. court, and will now have another chance to convince a lower court that its designation by the U.S. Department of Defense as a "Chinese Military

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) concluded its preliminary investigation on the dumping of pecans from Mexico and the U.S., setting anti-dumping duties as high as 54.3% and clearing the way for provisional anti-dumping measures. On August

Latest U.S. Treasury Report Finds China Not To Be a Currency Manipulator, Keeps It on Monitoring List

Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department issued its semiannual report to Congress on "Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States." As has been the usual practice in recent years, China was not found to be a currency manipulator, but was kept on

U.S. Government Responds to Alibaba Free Speech Injunction Motion in "Chinese Military Company" Case

In a recent court filing, the Trump administration responded to a motion for an injunction filed by Chinese tech giant Alibaba on free speech grounds in a case involving the designation of Alibaba as a "Chinese Military Company" (CMC).

WTO Meeting Discusses Chinese Beef Safeguards Case, Plus Two Cases Affecting China

Two safeguards cases affecting Chinese imports and one case involving Chinese safeguard restrictions were discussed at a recent WTO meeting.
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