On June 29, the Standing Committee of Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress passed the Data Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (hereafter referred to as “the Data Regulations”) (深圳经济特区数据条例 [http://www.sznews.com/content/mb/2021-07/07/content_24370464.htm?cxid=iyt&token=1625616000115] , link in Chinese). The

On August 5, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/08/05/executive-order-on-strengthening-american-leadership-in-clean-cars-and-trucks/] ,” making a push for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United

After the recent saga involving Chinese company Didi, which was subject to investigations [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/china-tightens-data-security-scrutiny-on-technology-companies/] by Chinese regulatory authorities only a couple of days after going public in the United States, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is

On July 29, China announced that it would again adjust the export tariffs for certain steel products (including ferrochrome and high-purity pig iron), and cancel export tax rebates for some steel products (including cold-rolled products and hot-dipped galvanized coil). The decisions were announced through two separate notices

On July 26, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that it would extend the antidumping and countervailing duty investigation periods on polyphenylene ether imported from the United States. The No. 17 Notice [http://cacs.mofcom.gov.cn/cacscms/article/jkdc?articleId=170071&type=F] and No. 18 Notice [http:

On July 23, China released its first negative list for cross-border trade in services. The document entitled Special Administrative Measures for Cross-Border Services Trade at Hainan Free Trade Port (Negative List) (2021 Edition) ( 海南自由贸易港跨境服务贸易特别管理措施（负面清单） [http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/zwgk/zcfb/202107/20210703180049.shtml]) will only

On July 20, the United States made another submission [https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/SPS/GEN1943.pdf&Open=True] to the SPS Committee targeting China’s trade restrictive measures taken as a response to COVID-19. In the submission, which is the