Simon Lester

U.S. Agency Rejects Duties in Active Anode Material Case

In a determination last week, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) found that imports of active anode material have not "materially retarded the establishment of an industry in the United States," and therefore rejected the imposition of duties of over 15o%. This determination may indicate the difficulty

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In its 2026 government work report, the Chinese government vowed to open wider to the outside world while doubling down on manufacturing and homegrown innovation. China's National People's Congress (NPC) meetings this week and Premier Li Qiang'

USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigations on Failure To Ban Imports Made with Forced Labor

The Trump administration announced today that it was initiating Section 301 investigations of 60 economies, including China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, to determine "whether acts, policies, and practices of each of these economies related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a ban on the importation of goods

USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigations on Excess Capacity, Covering China, Others

The Trump administration announced today that it was initiating Section 301 investigations on the acts, policies, and practices of various economies relating to "structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors." This issue has long been raised by the U.S. in the context of Chinese policies and

Canadian Parliament Committee Hears Testimony on China Trade, Investment Issues

At a meeting of the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) in late February, a number of China-Canada trade and investment issues were discussed by Members of Parliament and several expert witnesses.

After Court Ruling, Canadian Government Says TikTok Can Keep Offices Open

The Canadian government announced today that in response to a court ruling, it was reversing a previous order that closed TikTok's offices in Canada, allowing them to stay open with certain "guardrails" in place. While Canada and China have resolved several trade irritants recently, it is

U.S. Government Reconsideration Keeps Labor-Related Import Ban in Place

In a U.S. court case related to an import ban on solar products by Hoshine Silicon (Jia Xing) Industry Co., Ltd., involving concerns about forced labor, the U.S. government requested and received a court remand to reconsider its original determination. In its reconsideration, it concluded that Hoshine "
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