Huan Zhu
China Extends Anti-Dumping Duties on U.S. Plastics
On October 12, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued an expiry review
determination for the anti-dumping duties currently in effect on Polyamide-6,6
slices/chips originating in the United States. In the determination, No. 29
Announcement
[http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/zwgk/zcfb/202110/20211003206518.shtml] (link
China’s Administrative Decision on Meituan's Anti-Competitive Practices
On October 8, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued
an administrative decision
[http://www.samr.gov.cn/xw/zj/202110/t20211008_335364.html] (link in Chinese)
relating to certain anti-competitive practices by Meituan, a leading online food
delivery company. The investigation started in April 2021 and
China’s Reaction to Recent Statements by U.S. Officials on U.S.-China Trade Relations
As we reported last week
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/the-biden-administration-sets-out-its-starting-point-for-china-trade-policy/]
, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s recent speech on U.S. trade policy
towards China did not reveal many details about the administration’s plans. The
absence of
China Suspends Pork and Beef Imports from the UK, Mongolia, and Haiti
China’s Customs agency recently announced that it would suspend imports of some
beef products from the United Kingdom and Mongolia, as well as some pork
products from Haiti, due to sanitary concerns. All three documents were issued
on September 29 and took effect immediately.
According to one announcement
[http:
OECD Ministerial Meeting Brings Emphasis to Labor Rights and Non-Market Economy Issues
On October 6, the OECD Ministers issued the 2021 Ministerial Council statement
[https://www.oecd.org/mcm/MCM-2021-Part-2-Final-Statement.EN.pdf] at the
Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM). This years’ MCM had a theme of “Shared
Values: Building a Green and Inclusive Future”. Not surprisingly, the statement
China's Export Control Law Discussed in WTO Meeting
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]
, both the EU
USITC Report on Caribbean Trade Offers Insights on Chinese Investment in the Region
On September 30, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) issued its
25th
report on the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA)
[https://usitc.gov/publications/332/pub5231.pdf], a U.S. program "intended to
encourage economic growth and development in the Caribbean Basin countries by
promoting increased production