Beijing Aims at Promoting Services Trade and Data Flows
China’s State Council recently released a set of guidelines to promote the development of services trade with special language emphasizing data flows.
Canadian Parliament Talks Chinese Labor Practices; Deputy PM Comments on EV Security Threat
The Canadian Parliamentary study of imports of Chinese manufactured goods is continuing, with the most recent hearing discussing forced labor issues.
China Launches Anti-Dumping Investigation on Rubber Products from Canada, Other Countries
Earlier this month, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation on halogenated butyl rubber from Canada, Japan and India.
China Starts Unreliable Entity Investigation on U.S. Clothing Firm
China's Ministry of Commerce announced today that it would start an investigation of U.S. firm PVH Corp under the rules of the Unreliable Entities List.
USTR Holds Hearing on China's WTO Compliance
At a hearing today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) heard from several industry groups in relation to a request for comments on China's compliance with its WTO obligations.
Biden Administration Issues Proposed Rules Limiting Sale of Chinese Connected Vehicles
Following up on an initial move earlier this year, the Biden administration has issued a proposed rule that would limit the ability to sell vehicles produced by Chinese companies, or vehicles produced by non-Chinese companies in China, in the U.S. market, based on concerns about national security.
EU Files WTO Complaint against China's Anti-Subsidy Investigation on Dairy
As China-EU trade tensions intensify, with a number of trade remedy cases and WTO challenges to those cases taking place in both directions, the latest development is an EU challenge to China's anti-subsidy investigation on EU dairy products.