Foreign Courts and Rulings
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Swedish Appeals Court Upholds Government’s High-Risk Vendor Designation of Huawei
A Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court's ruling in support of a government decision to ban Huawei equipment in its 5G market, citing national security concerns.
Chinese Company Charged with Stealing Motorola Technology
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a federal indictment against the Chinese company Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd based on an allegation of "conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets."
Canadian Court Rules Against China Mobile Challenge To Divestment Order
In September, we wrote about a legal challenge by telecom company China Mobile to a Canadian government order, issued on the basis of national security concerns, that it sell off or wind down its Canadian investments. Last month, a Canadian court rejected this challenge. This piece summarizes some of the
Government Contractors Agree To Pay Close to $1 Million to U.S. Government To Resolve Allegations They Illegally Used Chinese Containers and Steel
The U.S. federal government reached a settlement last week with two government contractors accused of fraudulently using Chinese containers and steel in their contracts with the Department of Defense. The settlement involves a monetary payment as well as training and reporting requirements.
Chinese Purchase of Korean Semiconductor Company Rejected in CFIUS Review
In mid-September, we wrote about
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/cfius-and-korean-government-finishing-up-security-review-of-chinese-purchase-of-korean-semiconductor-company/]
a CFIUS review of a proposed purchase of a South Korean semiconductor company by
a Chinese equity fund. The purchase has now been cancelled, as it could not
obtain approval from CFIUS.
In March of this year, the South Korean
Hong Kong Textile Company Fights Inclusion on "Entity List"
A Hong Kong textile company has gone to U.S. court to challenge its inclusion on
the "Entity List
[https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern/entity-list]
" maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce. While its request for a
preliminary injunction was recently rejected by
At WTO Meeting, China Raises Concerns over Sweden's 5G Construction
At the March 31 and April 1 meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods, for
which minutes have just recently been circulated by the WTO
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/C/M139.pdf&Open=True]
, China raised an