Simon Lester
European Parliament Hearing on Economic Relations with China Hears Expert Suggestions
Last week, the European Parliament's International Trade Committee held a hearing on trade and investment relations with China.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
China published the Provisions on Countering Unjust Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Laws, another piece of legislation in the growing network of China's sanctions and countermeasures to foreign actions. The new legislation creates a legal framework for addressing the extraterritorial application
Greer Testifies on China Issues, Bessent Comments on China Trip
Yesterday and today, top Trump administration trade officials weighed in on issues related to the the planned visit by President Trump to China, as well as various other China trade issues.
Chinese Organizations Submit Comments in USTR Section 301 Investigations
In response to two Section 301 investigations recently initiated by the U.S. Trade Representative's Office, a number of Chinese trade and industry associations have submitted comments and one requested to appear at the hearings.
Public Comments Come in for USITC PNTR Withdrawal Investigation
Public comments submitted in response to a U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) investigation on the withdrawal of Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for China show a split between supporters and opponents on the possible move.
In February, the USITC announced the PNTR withdrawal investigation. As the USITC explains, its
EU Court Hears Nuctech FSR Lawsuit on Raids, In-Depth Investigation Underway
As a lawsuit on raids conducted by the European Commission on a Chinese security scanner company gets a court hearing, a full-scale investigation of subsidies to the company is moving ahead.
In CAFC Appeal, Foreign Producers Keep Up Fight against Collection of Paused Solar Duties
In a judgment issued on August 22 of last year, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that the Biden administration’s two-year suspension of anti-dumping/countervailing duty collections on solar products was illegal. This ruling allowed for retroactive tariffs to be collected on billions of dollars of