CTM Weekly Newsletter

Simon Lester -

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 China’s response
  • Members of Congress push for investigation of silicon photonics in the context of U.S.-China tech competition

EU:

  • EU anti-subsidy duties on Chinese EVs finalized, and potential legal fights
  • Two main issues raised by China regarding EU-China negotiation on EV subsidies

WTO:

  • Debate over capacity/overcapacity at the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures