Simon Lester

China's WTO Consultations Request on EU CVDs on EVs Circulated

The WTO has now circulated China's consultations request related to the EU's definitive countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles.

What Will a Second Trump Administration's Trade Policy Towards China Look Like?

Donald Trump has now been elected president for a second term. What will he do in his trade policy towards China?

Hearing for New EU Trade Commissioner Touches on China Issues

At an EU Parliament hearing yesterday, Commissioner-designate Maroš Šefčovič spoke and took questions from MEPs. China came up several times during the hearing, with overcapacity and geopolitics both discussed, and Šefčovič emphasized that EU trade policy towards China would be "assertive."

New Additions to UFLPA Entity List Were Part of Earlier Court Challenge on Labor Rights Practices

Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of several textile companies based in China to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. These companies had been part of an earlier court challenge to their inclusion on the Commerce Department Entity List.

Canadian Ministers Testify on EV Surtaxes, Other China Issues

At a recent meeting of the Canadian House of Commons Committee on International Trade, two key ministers from the Trudeau government testified about issues related to the Canadian surtaxes on Chinese EVs and other products.

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: China: * Protectionist sentiment in the Global South partners * Anti-dumping measures on chemicals from Japan and U.S. * Trademark and competition case involving Schneider U.S.: * USTR comments on China’s overcapacity, use of trade remedies * Final rule on outbound investment restrictions and

U.S. Trade Rep. Comments on Overcapacity

The issue of overcapacity continues to be a top one for the Biden administration, although despite frequently raising it with their Chinese counterparts, no progress has been made.
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