Simon Lester
Domestic Industry Points to Changed Treasury Department Conclusions on Currency Issues in Review of Solar CVD
As we reported here
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/review-of-solar-cvd-looks-at-chinese-currency-undervaluation/]
, in an administrative review for a U.S. countervailing duty order for imports
of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China during 2019, the domestic
industry alleged that Chinese currency undervaluation in this period
GOP Senators Send Letter to U.S. International Development Finance Corporation on Solar Panels and Forced Labor
On November 4, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rick Scott
(R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ben Sasse (R-NE), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) sent
a
letter
[https://www.rubio.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=E6762115-790A-42E5-AED1-
Taiwan Raises Fruit Ban Concerns with China at WTO Committee
As we reported here
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/taiwan-may-challenge-china-at-the-wto-over-fruit-bans/]
, in September China’s Customs agency announced
[http://www.customs.gov.cn//customs/302249/zfxxgk/zfxxgkml34/3892452/index.html]
(link in Chinese) that it would suspend imports of sugar apples (also known
New House Bill Would Restrict American Rescue Plan Funds from Being Used to Purchase Chinese Telecoms Equipment
Back in July, Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced
legislation
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/proposed-legislation-would-restrict-american-rescue-plan-funds-from-being-used-to-purchase-chinese-telecoms-equipment/]
entitled the "American Telecommunications Security Act" to "prohibit federal
funding from the
Chinese Solar Panel Maker Responds To Reports of Blocked Shipments
Tensions continue over allegations of the use of forced labor in Chinese solar
panel production and blocked shipments to the United States as a result. U.S.
Customs officials have been looking into this issue closely in recent
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/new-u-s-actions-related-to-forced-labor-
U.S. Standards Agency Studying China's "Policies and Influence in the Development of International Standards for Emerging Technologies"
On November 4, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
issued a notice
[https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/11/04/2021-24090/study-on-peoples-republic-of-china-prc-policies-and-influence-in-the-development-of-international]
soliciting public comment on China's "policies
Key Legal Issues in the WTO Dispute on China’s Anti-Dumping Rulings on Australian Wine
On October 26, a WTO panel was established
[https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/dsb_26oct21_e.htm] to hear
Australia’s complaint (DS602) about China’s anti-dumping measures on Australian
wine.
As background, China launched an anti-dumping investigation and a countervailing
duty investigation on