The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on Friday that it has initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/19/1862] "to determine the effects on U.S. national security from imports

During a recent interview, the head of the Biden administration’s Commerce Department emphasized the importance of commercial engagement with China. At the same time, while decoupling with China is not "an option," she said that the United States will not shy away from confrontation when needed. In

Earlier this week, the New Zealand parliament debated an "Autonomous Sanctions Bill" that would give New Zealand a broader ability to impose sanctions on foreign governments/officials. China is not explicitly mentioned in the legislation [https://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/member/2021/0050/latest/LMS514957.html?src=

Pursuant to Article 25.11 of the SCM Agreement, China recently provided its semi-annual report of its countervailing duty actions, covering the period January 1 – June 30, 2021 (WTO document G/SCM/N/379/CHN [https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/SCM/N379CHN.pdf&

Last month, we reported [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/u-s-solar-industry-files-anti-circumvention-petition-related-to-ad-cvd-orders-on/] on anti-circumvention ruling requests filed by a group of solar manufacturers called the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention (A-SMACC) related to AD/CVD orders that had been imposed in December 2012 on photovoltaic cells/modules from China. The requests were

As we reported [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/new-u-s-actions-related-to-forced-labor-in-xinjiang-in-the-solar-sector/] a couple months ago, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has been blocking shipments of some imports of solar products on the basis of ties to forced labor in China. Some details have emerged for one company in particular, JinkoSolar [https://www.

Yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai spoke to [https://agwired.com/2021/09/21/trade-ambassador-addresses-nasda/] the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA). In that context, she commented on Chinese commitments under the Phase One trade deal to purchase agricultural products from the United States, saying that USTR