Last week, the EU issued a decision that extends existing anti-dumping duties on silicon from China. As part of its reasoning in the case, the European Commission considered the role of the CCP in the management of the Chinese companies under investigation in the context of the normal value

At the meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade held on March 8-9, 2022, a number of WTO Members raised “specific trade concerns” (STCs) about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.

Reports suggest that U.S.-Taiwan trade talks may move ahead soon with an announcement of new details, although the scope of such talks remains clouded with uncertainty.

At a WTO meeting of the Council for Trade in Services on May 16, 2022, several trade issues involving China that had been raised previously were on the agenda again.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Trade discussions with South Korea; * Lower tariffs on imports from LDCs, and exports of pears to Ecuador; * China's concerns about the U.S. CHIPS Act. In the U.S.: * Charges against a Chinese tech company for violating Iran

A U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a hearing last month that focused on Chinese "Gray Zone Coercion in the Indo-Pacific."

Leading Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD has received approval to sell a low-priced SUV in Australia and has made its first shipment there.