Simon Lester
U.S., EU Continue to Press China at WTO on State Trading Enterprises
At the meeting of the WTO Working Party on State Trading Enterprises on October 20, 2023, for which the minutes were recently circulated, the U.S. and EU complained that China had provided insufficient information in its notification.
China-New Zealand FTA Upgrade Fully Implemented
The China-New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA) upgrade has now been fully implemented, as a new New Zealand conservative government settles in and develops its own China economic relations policy.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
In China:
* New sanctions
* China-Nicaragua trade agreement
* First court ruling on 5G FRAND rates
* Anti-dumping investigation on EU brandy
* Government comments on trade with Taiwan and U.S. export controls
In the U.S.:
* Anti-dumping/countervailing duty investigations on
EU Imposes Anti-Dumping Duties on Shipbuilding Components from China
The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of bulb flats – "niche steel products used in shipbuilding" – from China and Türkiye.
Analysts Consider Reasons for Mexican Tariffs on Chinese Imports
Last August, Mexico imposed a range of higher tariffs on imports from countries with whom Mexico does not have a free trade agreement (FTA), and China was the country most affected. While no public explanations have been offered by the Mexican government for the move as it relates to China,
Beijing Calls U.S. Chip Export Controls "Economic Coercion"
At a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs press conference yesterday, a spokesperson was asked about U.S. export restrictions on semiconductors, and responded with criticism of U.S. "coercion" and "bullying."
U.S. House Committee Leaders Push for Action on Chinese "Legacy" Chips
Yesterday, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP wrote to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai with concerns that China "will flood the