Simon Lester

U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear China Section 301 Tariff Case

In an order issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal related to the Section 301 tariffs originally imposed on Chinese imports during President Trump's first term. This leaves the appeals court decision in the case as the final word on the matter for

U.S. Makes AD/CVD Determinations on Van Trailers/Subassemblies from China

In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Commerce has made preliminary anti-dumping / countervailing duty (AD/CVD) determinations on van-type trailers and subassemblies from China.

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China’s new Provisions on the Protection of Trade Secrets, effective this month, mark a major overhaul of the administrative trade secret regime, by expanding protections to include algorithms, source code, and "failed" experimental data, and asserting new extraterritorial powers.

New U.S. Legislation Aims To Reshore America's Magnet Supply Chain from China

The two Congressional leaders of the House Select Committee on China, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Ro Khanna (D-CA), have introduced legislation that would create tax credits to support American magnet production and a domestic magnet supply chain, with a goal of reducing dependence on China

Chinese Government Argues for Exclusion from Remedy in Quartz Safeguards Case

In a submission as part of the remedy phase of a U.S. safeguards investigation into imports of quartz surface products, the Chinese government argued for exclusion of Chinese products from any remedy.

Trump Administration Updates List of Chinese Military Companies

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Defense released an update to the names of "Chinese military companies" operating directly or indirectly in the United States, pursuant to Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The Department identified 188 entities, including major tech companies

New EU Rules Adopted To Protect Steel Market from Overcapacity

The EU is moving forward with new rules on steel to protect the EU market from "global overcapacity," a move likely to exacerbate trade tensions with China in the process.
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