Simon Lester
New Dutch Regulations Restrict Export of Advanced Semiconductors
Today, the Dutch government announced new rules restricting exports of certain advanced semiconductor equipment, with Chinese semiconductor makers potentially hurt by the move.
Measures and Trade Concerns Related to China Discussed at March 2023 TBT Committee Meeting
At the meeting of the WTO's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade on March 8-10, 2023, a number of WTO Members raised "specific trade concerns" (STCs) about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.
Biden Administration Sides with Plaintiffs Seeking Injunction in Florida Real Estate Restriction Case
In late May, a group of Chinese citizens filed a lawsuit challenging a Florida law that discriminates against Chinese citizens in real estate purchases, and then in early June they asked for a preliminary injunction enjoining the state of Florida from implementing and enforcing the law. The Biden administration has
China Formally Accepts WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
More acceptances needed for the agreement to become effective.
U.S. House CCP Select Committee Releases Interim Findings from Shein & Temu Investigation
Last week, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the U.S. House of Representatives' Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released an interim report "detailing the preliminary findings of the Select Committee's bipartisan investigations into Chinese fast fashion brands, Shein
EU Parliament Hearing Discusses New "Economic Security Strategy"
At a European Parliament Committee on International Trade meeting today, representatives of the European Commission and the European External Action Service set out the new EU approach to economic security, and then took comments and questions from Members of Parliament.
U.S. Commerce Department Sets Preliminary Countervailing Duties on Chinese Tin Mill
Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce took a step towards applying countervailing duties on Chinese tin mill products, with a parallel proceeding on anti-dumping duties still underway.