As the end of President Biden's term in office nears, over the past week his administration has taken actions in several areas related to trade with China: de minimis trade, non-market practices/state-owned enterprises/standards, counterfeiting and piracy, and forced labor.

China's Ministry of Commerce has strongly criticized the recent U.S. sanctions imposed on Chinese firms linked to allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang, asserting that these measures constitute a violation of human rights.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), announced the addition of 29 companies based in China to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. This brings the total number of entities on the UFLPA Entity

Litigation over a U.S. import prohibition on solar products is continuing in U.S. court, as the U.S. government filed its latest brief on the issue of standing.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of several textile companies based in China to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. These companies had been part of an earlier court challenge to their inclusion on the Commerce Department Entity List.

At a recent meeting of the Canadian House of Commons Committee on International Trade, two key ministers from the Trudeau government testified about issues related to the Canadian surtaxes on Chinese EVs and other products.

Litigation over a U.S. import prohibition on solar products is continuing in U.S. court, as Chinese company Hoshine Silicon (Jia Xing) Industry Co., Ltd. has responded to a U.S. government argument that it does not have standing in its lawsuit.