Simon Lester

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week's CTM pieces covered new U.S. legislation related to Chinese imports, and discussions of China trade issues in the UK Parliament; several new developments related to trade remedies; court decisions addressing Chinese company operations abroad, as well as Chinese domestic policies; new economic data; import

U.S. Legal Scholar Discusses Unique Nature of Chinese Subsidies

At a Peterson Institute event on "Subsidies are on the rise. Are they a necessary evil?," U.S. law professor Julia Ya Qin offered some thoughts on the unique nature of subsidies in China.

UK Parliament Discusses Import Ban on Chinese Cotton and Solar Panels from Xinjiang

At a session of the UK House of Commons today, when answering a question from a Member of Parliament from the Labour Party about UK government policies on imports from Xinjiang, a high-level government trade official said that "a mix" of responses are needed and it "will

EU Countervailing Duty Decision on Optical Fibre Cables Follows Earlier Anti-Dumping Decision

In November, we wrote about the European Commission imposing anti-dumping duties ranging from 19.7% to 44% on imports of optical fibre cables from China. Yesterday, the European Commission announced countervailing duties on the same products.

World Bank President Discusses Lending to China

At an event hosted by the Peterson Institute today, World Bank President David Malpass offered some thoughts on the role of World Bank lending to China, an issue on which he previously weighed in as a Treasury Department official during the Trump administration.
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China Files WTO Panel Request Against Various Australian AD/CVD Measures

In July, we wrote about China's request for consultations at the WTO on AD/CVD measures by Australia against several Chinese products: wind towers, stainless steels sinks, and railway wheels. China has now filed a panel request in that dispute.

Blumenauer Introduces Legislation To Strengthen Application of Trade Laws Against China, Other Non-Market Economies

Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), chairman of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, has introduced legislation that will, among other things, exclude products from certain non-market economy countries from de minimis treatment under U.S. trade laws.
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