Huan Zhu
Taiwan May Challenge China at the WTO over Fruit Bans
After China imposed an import suspension on two types of Taiwanese fruit last
week, Taiwanese officials warned of challenging this decision at the WTO. This
challenge could simply be raising the issue in a WTO Committee, but if it turns
into a formal dispute, it would be the first WTO
China Formally Applies to Join CPTPP: Issues, Reactions, and Prospects
After many official and unofficial statements in recent months and years that
China was considering doing so, on September 16 China formally applied to join
the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
(CPTPP). In this piece, we discuss: the CPTPP provisions that will guide the
process; the government statements
To List or Not to List? Biden Administration Faces Dilemma on Chinese Phone Company with Past Ties to Huawei
The Biden administration is divided over whether to add Chinese smartphone maker
Honor Device Co. Ltd. to an export blacklist due to past connections with
Chinese tech company Huawei. This case illustrates the difficulties in drawing
lines related to national security, as the United States continues to refine its
export
China Again Extends Tariff Exemptions for U.S. Goods
On September 16, China’s Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council
announced on its website that China will extend tariff exemptions for 81
products imported from the United States by seven months. This is the fifth time
that China has extended tariff exemptions for U.S. goods.
In the
EU Implements New Export Control Rules, Targeting Human Rights Protection
A new set of EU export control rules went into force on September 9, 2021. The
new rules apply to dual-use items, which are goods and technology that can be
used for both military and civilian purposes. These rules will apply generally,
but are likely to have a big impact
CFIUS and Korean Government Finishing up Security Review of Chinese Purchase of Korean Semiconductor Company
Based on a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
(CFIUS), President Biden may soon issue a decision to block the purchase of a
South Korean semiconductor company by a Chinese equity fund due to national
security concerns, although the outcome is still uncertain at this
China Announces Preliminary AD Duties of up to 65.4 Percent on U.S. Chemicals
On September 10, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued its preliminary antidumping
decision on certain monoalkyl ethers of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol /
certain glycol ethers (乙二醇和丙二醇的单烷基醚) originating in the United States. It also
announced applicable cash deposit rates ranging from 57.4 percent to 65.3
percent. The decision