Simon Lester
WTO Panels Established To Hear EU Complaints against China
At Friday's meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), panels were established in two complaints brought against China by the EU, related to allegations about China's trade restrictions imposed on Lithuania and about restrictions on EU companies going to a foreign court to
Members of Congress Try To Undo Biden Administration Tariff Pause
A bipartisan group of members of Congress have introduced legislation to "roll back" a Biden administration action that suspends tariffs on solar imports from four Southeast Asian countries that are subject to an investigation into whether Chinese producers of solar products had shifted production to these countries in
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
In China:
* Recent regulatory approvals for foreign financial businesses
* Expert remarks on the key pieces of Chinese legislation on cyber and data, as well as the current status of China's data governance
In the U.S.:
* Legislation to "protect
Legislation Introduced in U.S. Congress Would Restrict Chinese Purchases of Farmland
A bicameral, bipartisan group of members of Congress has introduced legislation to "protect America’s agricultural industry from improper foreign investment," with Chinese farmland purchases as a key target.
China's GATT/WTO Accession: U.S. Comments on China's Draft Protocol
In our fourth post on documents related to U.S.-China negotiations on China's accession to the GATT/WTO, we describe comments by USTR officials on a draft accession protocol presented by China.
European Parliament Meeting Addresses Taiwan Trade Issues
At a meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade this week, members of Parliament, the EU Trade Commissioner, and a representative of the European Council all weighed in on EU-Taiwan trade and investment issues.
UK High Court Ruling Rejects Complaint about Government Failure To Take Action on Uyghur Rights
Last week, a British judge ruled against a claim by human rights groups that the UK government was not taking appropriate action under specific UK statutes to address concerns about products made in Xinjiang with forced labor.