Simon Lester
USTR Requests Comments on Proposed "Board of Trade"
Today, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) published a request for comments on the proposed U.S.-China Board of Trade, which has been talked about for several months and was agreed upon by Presidents Trump and Xi during their recent meeting in China. These comments could
Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Visits Canada
Last week, Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and China's Minister of Foreign Affairs, traveled to Canada to meet with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand.
Australia Forces Chinese Investors Out of Rare Earth Mine
As part of a broader strategy related to developing critical mineral resources, the Australian government has forced several Chinese investors out of a rare earth mining project, and at the same time is pushing ahead with similar projects financed by Western-allied governments.
Australia Steel Safeguards Investigation Generates Chinese Pushback
Earlier this year, Australia initiated a safeguards investigation on fabricated structural steel ("FSS"), with Chinese products as one of the main sources of imports.
WTO Panel Composed in China's Complaint on Indian Auto/Renewable Energy Measures
A WTO panel has been composed to hear China's complaint concerning "certain measures maintained by India that affect trade in the automotive and renewable energy technology sectors."
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
Following a high-stakes summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin. The back-to-back summits underscore China's delicate balancing act.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) revised its control list of chemical
U.S. Court Upholds Trump Administration Divestment Order in Chinese Takeover of Tech Company
In an opinion issued earlier this week, a U.S. court ruled in favor of a Trump administration order that a Chinese purchaser of a U.S. audiovisual equipment company must divest the purchase, and that a preliminary injunction appointing a receiver to handle the divestment is the appropriate relief.