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This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
In China:
* CCP document after the third plenum
* MOFCOM updates anti-dumping investigations on EU pork and US propionic acid
* MOFCOM comments on EU anti-dumping duties on biodiesel, as well as trade and
U.S. Blocks Chinese WTO Panel Request on IRA Subsidies
At today's meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), the
MOFCOM Comments on EU Duties, Trade, and Investment
At a press conference today, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)
CFIUS 2024 Annual Report Offers Latest Data on Reviews of Chinese Investment in U.S.
On July 23, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency
Nippon-Baosteel Split Could Help Facilitate Nippon Purchase of U.S. Steel
Nippon Steel's offer to buy U.S. Steel has generated controversy in the
Chinese Auto Industry Criticizes EU's EV Investigation
A Chinese industry association and a major automaker criticized the European Commission's anti-subsidy
Chinese Subsidy Transparency, U.S. Chip Subsidies, CVDs against China Discussed at WTO Committee Meetings
At two recent meetings of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures,
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Pirelli Anti-Dumping Case Involves Mergers, Subsidies, Separate Rates, and Government Control
This piece discusses an ongoing U.S. court appeal relating to a U.S. Commerce
Biden Administration's Section 301 Tariff Revisions Target Clean Energy, Strategic Sectors
After a process that lasted almost two years, the U.S. Trade Representative's
Chinese Court Rules on 5G FRAND Rates
Last November, a Chinese court set a global FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) rate for
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WTO & Trade Agreements
Chinese Subsidy Transparency, U.S. Chip Subsidies, CVDs against China Discussed at WTO Committee Meetings
At two recent meetings of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, China raised a number of concerns with the countervailing duty investigations and practices of other
WTO Subsidies Committee Meeting Discusses Concerns about Chinese Overcapacity
A recent meeting of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures discussed the issue of overcapacity, with several WTO Members criticizing Chinese subsidies and their impact on
Wrap Up on China's WTO Trade Policy Review
Last week, CTM provided highlights of the first day of China's 2-day long WTO Trade Policy Review. This piece covers developments during the second day.
WTO Secretariat Issues Report on China's 2024 WTO Trade Policy Review
In addition to the Chinese government's policy statement and the statements of other WTO Members related to China's WTO Trade Policy Review, the WTO Secretariat published
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Chinese Laws & Cases
Beijing Removes Viasat from Sanctions List
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that it was removing sanctions on U.S. communications company Viasat. This is the first time that China has publicly removed
After Third-Plenum, Beijing Unveils Policies on Trade, Investment, National Security
Today, the Chinese Communist Party published an over 20,000-word document setting out a number of measures to be taken over the next five years, ranging from trade and economy
China's MFA Sanctions Six Military Companies
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against six military and defense companies and some executives last week, based on arms sales to Taiwan.
China Publishes New Rare Earths Regulation
Last month, China announced a new regulation on rare earths, tightening control over the industry.
Foreign Laws & Cases
UK Appeals Court Ruling Upholds Complaint about Government Failure To Take Action on Uyghur Rights
In late June, a British appeals court ruled in favor of a claim by human rights groups that the UK government was not taking appropriate action under specific UK statutes
Pirelli Anti-Dumping Case Involves Mergers, Subsidies, Separate Rates, and Government Control
This piece discusses an ongoing U.S. court appeal relating to a U.S. Commerce Department anti-dumping determination against tires produced by Pirelli, an Italian company that was acquired by
TikTok Brief Elaborates on Constitutional Challenges to Divestment/Ban Statute
In a brief filed in U.S. court last week, TikTok, along with its parent company Bytedance, offered a detailed look at its legal arguments in its challenge to a
EU Court Advocate General Issues Opinion on Cross-Border Subsidies Case
In an opinion issued last week, Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concluded that the European Commission's treatment of cross-border
