Simon Lester

EU Anti-Dumping Decision on Aluminum Discusses Role of CCP in Company Management

The European Commission has adopted [https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=2310] definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of flat-rolled aluminum products from China, but suspended their application temporarily for 9 months. The level of the anti-dumping duties ranges from 14.3% to 24.6%. One interesting
WTO

Chinese Measures and Trade Concerns Discussed at the June 2021 TBT Committee Meeting

At the meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade held on June 2-4 and 9, 2021, a number of WTO Members raised “specific trade concerns” about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members. The official minutes of that meeting are
WTO

At WTO General Council Meeting, U.S. and Other WTO Members Push for Taiwanese Chair of GPA Committee

As we reported [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/wto-government-procurement-committee-debates-appointment-of-taiwanese-delegate-as-chair/] last month, there has been some heated debate over the appointment of Ms Liang-Rong Lin [https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3948974] of Taiwan -- or the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei), as it is

Poll Results: What Do Americans Believe About Trade with China?

The Chicago Council of Global Affairs recently described [https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/americans-and-us-china-trade-relations] some new polling it had conducted on issues related to economic relations between China and the United States. Their broad conclusion is that "[t]he American public is increasingly skeptical of the US-China trade

Hong Kong Textile Company Fights Inclusion on "Entity List"

A Hong Kong textile company has gone to U.S. court to challenge its inclusion on the "Entity List [https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern/entity-list] " maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce. While its request for a preliminary injunction was recently rejected by
BRI

Biden Administration Official Discusses U.S. International Infrastructure Efforts as Alternative to BRI

In an event put on by the Peterson Institute, Brian Deese, director of the White House National Economic Council, discussed [https://www.piie.com/events/brian-deese-vision-behind-g7s-build-back-better-world-initiative] the Biden administration's Build Back Better World (B3W) partnership, and in that context offered some comments on how the administration's

Views of Australian Businesses on China Joining the CPTPP

On September 30, the Trade Subcommittee of the Australian Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade met with several [https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=committees/commjnt/25041/&sid=0004] witnesses [https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/
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