Earlier this month, China published the implementation rules for export controls of dual-use items. The new rules contain elements drawing on U.S. practice, including unverified entities, de minimis rules, and foreign direct product rules, providing additional details and clarity regarding China's export control legal system.

During a legal challenge to its decision to list Chinese lidar maker Hesai as a "Chinese military company," the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has delisted the company and then relisted it, with the impact on the litigation uncertain.

A Chinese industry association recently accused the products and systems of American multinational firm Intel of posing security risks, and called for a cybersecurity review.

Last week, Chinese drone maker DJI brought a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Defense for its "military" designation of DJI, putting forward a number of constitutional and Administrative Procedures Act claims.

Last week, a group focused on the harms of fentanyl filed a Section 301 petition with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), arguing that China's "acts, policies, and practices" in this area harm U.S. commerce, and requesting a range of tariffs and

The questions and answers from China's 2024 WTO Trade Policy Review have just recently been circulated by the WTO. This piece provides some highlights from the WTO document.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: * Trade conflict over Chinese EVs * MFA sanctions * Lawsuit against Texas prohibition on China-linked renewable energy investments * Australia-China lobster deal * WTO committee meeting discusses U.S.-Japan-Netherlands export restrictions related to semiconductors, Türkiye's EV tariffs, and Taiwan's wind sector