Bipartisan Senate Effort Pressures Trump Administration to End Port Fee Pause Deal with China
U.S. lawmakers are intensifying pressure on the Trump administration to reimpose Section 301 port fees on Chinese vessels, warning that the current suspension compromises American security.
Trump Administration Updates List of Chinese Military Companies
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Defense released an update to the names of "Chinese military companies" operating directly or indirectly in the United States, pursuant to Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The Department identified 188 entities, including major tech companies
Chinese Wind Turbine Maker Goldwind Challenges Scope of EU Foreign Subsidies Investigation
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind has filed a legal challenge against an investigation conducted under the bloc's Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), marking the latest dispute over the European Commission's authority to seek information from companies during the investigation.
New EU Rules Adopted To Protect Steel Market from Overcapacity
The EU is moving forward with new rules on steel to protect the EU market from "global overcapacity," a move likely to exacerbate trade tensions with China in the process.
Beijing’s New Regulation Signal Robust Trade Secret Protection in Digital Era
China’s new Provisions on the Protection of Trade Secrets, effective this month, mark a major overhaul of the administrative trade secret regime, by expanding protections to include algorithms, source code, and "failed" experimental data, and asserting new extraterritorial powers.
EU Leaders Discuss China Trade Tensions, Debate New Instrument
Last week, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič discussed a number of aspects of current EU-China trade tensions, which have become a bit more heated in recent weeks as the EU discusses a potential new instrument to address imbalances in its bilateral trade with China.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
China has overhauled its outbound investment regime to enhance national security oversight and arm itself with stronger retaliatory legal tools. The update also creates an explicit legal nexus between cross-border investments and existing data, export control, and technology transfer rules.
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