CTM Weekly Newsletter

Simon Lester -

This past week, CTM covered the following issues.

In China:

  • Economic meetings with Gulf Cooperation Council countries
  • Free trade pilot zone in Xinjiang
  • MOFCOM comments on Xi-Biden Meeting, potential EU investigation, and foreign investment in China
  • Expiry review of hydriodic acid anti-dumping measures
  • New SPS requirements issued in October

In the U.S.:

  • Overview of Congressional discussions on outbound investment restrictions
  • Congressional letters on outbound investment and human rights issues
  • Republican political debate on Chinese investment in U.S.

In Europe

  • UK anti-dumping and countervailing duties investigation on optical fibre cables from China

At the WTO:

  • Developments in trade remedy disputes between China/Australia and China/Japan