Simon Lester
U.S.-China Commission Issues Report to Congress
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recently issued its annual report to Congress, which included a number of findings on economic issues.
U.S. Raises Concerns about Chinese Measures at WTO SPS Meeting
At the November 15-17 WTO SPS Committee meeting, the U.S. raised concerns about Chinese SPS restrictions related to company registration and bird flu.
Chinese Plaintiffs File Appellate Brief in Florida Real Estate Purchase Ban Case
Litigation in U.S. court is continuing over the state of Florida's restrictions on real estate purchases by Chinese citizens, with legal briefs now filed in a federal appellate court over the issue of whether a preliminary injunction against enforcing the law should be granted.
New Law Journal Article Considers Chinese Anti-Suit Injunctions at Issue in WTO Dispute
A new article in the Journal of World Intellectual Property examines the intellectual property issues in the background of an ongoing EU-China WTO dispute.
Von Der Leyen Speech Addresses Economic Competition with China
In a speech last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed China's "economic posture" as well as its "diplomatic and military posture." We provide highlights below of her remarks on the economic issues.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
At the international level:
* Economic aspects of Xi-Biden meeting
* China-Japan ministers meeting
* China's WTO submission on border carbon adjustments
* WTO SPS meeting
In China:
* Data provider Qichacha passed a security review to launch international platforms
* Shanghai's new pilot
China Presses India on Agriculture Restrictions at WTO Meeting
At a meeting of the WTO's Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures on Wednesday, China raised a long-standing issue regarding Indian restrictions on imports of Chinese apples, pears and marigold seeds.