Beijing Sanctions Thirteen U.S. Companies
Today, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sanctioned another thirteen companies and six high-level executives for U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
Section 301 Petition on Fentanyl Withdrawn
The U.S. Trade Representative's Office announced this week that a Section 301 petition related to China's "acts, policies, and practices related to its exports of illicit fentanyl to the United States" had been withdrawn.
New Chinese SPS Announcements for Food Imports in November 2024
In November, China's General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) published the following sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) documents regarding food imports.
WTO Meeting Discusses Canadian EV Surtaxes
At the meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods this week, China raised the issue of Canada's recent surtaxes on Chinese goods, including on electric vehicles.
Beijing Tightens Export Controls on High-Tech Materials to the U.S.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced today that it will strengthen controls over exports of some key high-tech dual-use materials to the United States, an action seen as retaliation against the recent U.S. export control measures targeting China. This is a further escalation of the tech war
Biden Administration Issues New Advanced Semiconductor Export Rules
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced "a package of rules designed to further impair the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) capability to produce advanced-node semiconductors that can be used in the next generation of advanced weapon systems and
Final Chinese Barriers to Australian Meat Exports Lifted
The Australian government has announced that the remaining hurdles to selling Australian meat in China have now been lifted.
