Simon Lester

U.S. Quartz Safeguards Investigation Seeks To Crack Down on Transshipment from Southeast Asian Nations

A U.S. safeguards investigation on quartz products has found that increased imports are causing serious injury to U.S. producers, and has now moved to the remedy phase to determine what tariffs/quotas should be applied. The investigation follows up on a previous anti-dumping/countervailing duty investigation on imports

Trump Administration Imposes Pharmaceutical Tariffs, Impact on Chinese Imports May Be Limited in Short Term

Last week, the Trump administration imposed 100% tariffs on patented pharmaceutical products and ingredients. Imports of pharmaceuticals from China are largely generics, though, and may not feel much impact from these tariffs.

U.S. Trade Rep. Comments on Trump-Xi Meeting, Boards of Trade/Investment, Rare Earths

At a think tank event today, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer offered a number of comments on U.S.-China trade issues as part of a discussion of the upcoming visit by President Trump to China.

Canadian Parliament Committee Meeting Shows Party Split on China EV Deal

At a meeting of the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on Industry and Technology in late March, Members of Parliament spoke with experts about the possible benefits and risks of Chinese trade and investment in the EV sector, following the Carney government's deal to allow imports of

Canadian Finance Minister Visits China, Pushes Financial Services, Talks about Trade Irritants

Last week, Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne visited China to "meet with government and business leaders" and "build strategic partnerships and attract new investments as part of Canada’s broader diversification imperative." He was "joined by the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem,

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China’s Ministry of Commerce initiated two trade barrier investigations into U.S. practices, targeting policies (1) obstructing trade in green products and (2) perceived to disrupt global supply chains. China's Supreme People's Court reported a 66% rise

Industrial Overcapacity Study Looks At Chinese Practices, Offers Recommendations

As CTM reported recently, the European Parliament's International Trade Committee engaged with the authors of a study on industrial overcapacity that looked at China's practices and possible EU responses.
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