Simon Lester
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:
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
Commerce Department Initiates Section 232 Investigation on Neodymium Magnets
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
Gina Raimondo Comments on U.S.-China Trade Competition, Cooperation, and Decoupling
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.
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New Zealand Parliament Debates and Rejects Sanctions Bill, With Focus on China
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=
China Provides WTO With First Half of 2021 Update on Its Countervailing Duty Actions
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.
Solar Importers/Purchasers Respond in AD/CVD Anti-Circumvention Case
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