Simon Lester
USTR Asks for Comments on Possible Extension of Solar Safeguard Measure
As we described in two
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/u-s-companies-ask-for-extension-of-section-201-solar-tariffs/]
posts
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/new-developments-in-section-201-solar-tariff-extension-petition-second-petition-and-litigation-schedule/]
in August, the USITC is in the process of considering whether to extend the U.S.
safeguard measure on crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and modules
after it expires on February 6, 2022. Now
FCC Sets Out Application Details for Reimbursement of Removal and Replacement of Chinese Telecoms Equipment
As we reported
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/fcc-program-for-removal-and-replacement-of-chinese-telecoms-equipment-moves-forward/]
in July, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has moved ahead with a
plan for reimbursing telecoms companies for the cost of removing, replacing, and
disposing of communications equipment that "poses an unacceptable risk to
national security," targeting equipment
WTO Panel Established for Dispute between Japan and China over Steel Anti-Dumping Duties
A WTO panel was established
[https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/dsb_27sep21_e.htm] on September 27
to hear a complaint brought by Japan over China's anti-dumping (AD) duties on
stainless steel products. The panel has not been composed yet. This piece sets
out
U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Statement Discusses Cooperation on Non-Market Economies
At the conclusion of the first meeting of their new "Trade and Technology
Council" (TTC) today, the U.S. and the EU issued a joint statement
[https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2021/september/us-eu-trade-and-technology-council-inaugural-joint-statement]
that covers a number of issues, including one described as "Trade
New Paper Shows How WTO Jurisprudence Has Created Flexibilities for Anti-Dumping Actions against Distorted Markets, Which China Has Made Use Of
A new paper [https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3929143] by
legal scholars Weihuan Zhou and Xiaomeng Qu looks at the evolution of the World
Trade Organization (WTO)’s jurisprudence on anti-dumping (AD), focusing on the
flexibility the WTO AD Agreement provides for tackling market distortions caused
China Agrees To Use Arbitration Appeal Mechanism in WTO Canola Seed Dispute With Canada
In a WTO complaint
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/canada-moves-forward-with-wto-dispute-against-chinese-restrictions-on-canola-seeds/]
by Canada against Chinese restrictions on the importation of canola seed
(DS589), China and Canada have agreed to procedures
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/DS/589-5.pdf&Open=True]
for using an alternative
Taiwan Applies to Join the CPTPP: Government Statements, Potential Trade Issues, and Geopolitical Context
On September 22 local time, just a week after China submitted an application
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/china-formally-applies-to-join-cptpp-issues-reactions-and-prospects/]
to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Partnership (CPTPP), Taiwan submitted
[https://www.ey.gov.tw/otn/47E95C7DA961C934] (link in Chinese) an application as
well. As the process moves forward,