Simon Lester

US-UK Steel/Aluminum Tariff Deal Involves Scrutiny of Chinese Ownership of UK Company

A recent resolution of a U.S.-UK trade dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs will lead to an audit of the financial records of a Chinese-owned UK steel company, in order to "assess influence from the People’s Republic of China government."

Several African Foreign Ministers Visit China

Recently, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the foreign ministers of Zambia, Algeria and Tanzania, with the meetings involving discussions of bilateral economic relations, the Belt and Road Initiative, and Ukraine.

European Parliament Hearing Discusses Indo-Pacific Strategy and China

At a European Parliament hearing yesterday, the draft report of the rapporteur, Jan Zahradil, on the European Union's "Indo-Pacific strategy in the area of trade and investment" was discussed by members of the Parliament's international trade committee. The report covered a number of

Bipartisan House Legislation Seeks To Withdraw Normal Trade Relations with China

Three members of the U.S. House of Representative have introduced legislation that would withdraw normal trade relations for products imported from China.

U.S. Public Hearing Announced on Measures To Prevent Imports from China Made with Forced Labor

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) continue to carry out the regulatory procedures necessary to implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enacted last year.
WTO

Measures and Trade Concerns Related to China Discussed at November 2021 TBT Committee Meeting

At the meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade held on November 10-12, 2021, a number of WTO Members raised “specific trade concerns” about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.

Importers of Chain Saw Chains and Blades from China Settle Tariff Misclassification Complaint

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a settlement with U.S. importers that were accused of mis-stating the tariff classification of Chinese chain saw chains and blades in order to avoid the high Section 301 tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and continued under the Biden
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