Simon Lester
Senator Rubio Calls for Departments of Commerce and Justice To "Take All Appropriate Measures against ZTE to Ensure it Cannot Pose a Threat to Americans"
Last week, a U.S. district court judge in Texas ruled that Chinese telecommunications company ZTE committed visa fraud, but he decided not to revoke ZTE's probation for violating sanctions on Iran or to resentence ZTE. Senator Marco Rubio has now weighed in on the issue by calling
A More Detailed Look at the Steel Company Audit Required under the U.S.-UK Section 232 Agreement
Last week, we reported on the audit of Chinese-owned UK steel companies that is required as part of the U.S.-UK Section 232 tariff agreement. In this piece we take a closer look at the details of this audit as set out in the parties' Joint Statement,
Commerce Department To Undertake Anti-Circumvention Investigation Related to AD/CVD Orders on Photovoltaic Cells and Modules from China
The U.S. Commerce Department has decided to initiate an inquiry into whether solar products from China are circumventing existing anti-dumping/countervailing duties.
FCC Adds Two Chinese Telecom Companies to National Security List
Last Friday, the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau added equipment and services from two Chinese companies, China Telecom (Americas) Corp and China Mobile International USA Inc. (as well as one Russian company) to its list of communications equipment and services "that have been deemed a
EU Imposes Anti-Dumping Duties on Calcium Silicon from China
Last week, the European Commission adopted definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of calcium silicon originating in China. The duties range from 31.5% to 50.7%.
USITC Finds Threat of Injury, Commerce Department Finds Dumping for Mobile Access Equipment from China
Based on affirmative determinations from both the U.S. Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission (USITC), the United States will soon impose anti-dumping duties on certain mobile access equipment (e.g. boom lifts, scissor lifts, and material telehandlers) and subassemblies thereof from China, which will be in addition
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues:
* Chinese IP rulings and judicial interpretations; the Chinese foreign minister's meetings with the foreign ministers of three African countries
* A virtual meeting between Xi and Biden and a rundown on stated positions of the two governments on Russian sanctions
* A