Simon Lester
AD/CVD Measures Against China: Weekly Roundup
This post provides a summary of last week's developments related to trade
remedies by the United States and the European Union against China.
United States
Federal Register notice
[https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/09/2021-14639/chlorinated-isocyanurates-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-final-determination-
Recent Government Statements on the China-Australia Trade Relationship
Following up on this discussion
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/kurt-campbell-on-u-s-china-issues/] of the
Australia-China relationship during a conversation with Kurt Campbell, there
were two recent statements by Australian/Chinese government officials at press
conferences that are worth noting on this issue. There is no
Kurt Campbell on U.S.-China Issues
On July 6, the Asia Society Institute hosted a conversation with Kurt Campbell
[https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/conversation-kurt-campbell-white-house-coordinator-indo-pacific]
, who currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for
Indo-Pacific Affairs on the National Security Council. The conversation was
Key Aspects of Australia's WTO Complaint against China's AD/CVD Determinations on Barley
A panel was established to hear the WTO dispute on Chinese AD/CVD determinations on Australian barley.
EU Requests Information from China on Judicial Decisions and Regulations Relating To Patents
In a communication posted on the WTO's website on July 6, 2021 (IP/C/W/682
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/IP/C/W682.pdf&Open=True]
), the EU requested information from China pursuant to Article 63.3 of the
TRIPS
USITC Hearing on Foreign Censorship
On July 1, the ITC held a public hearing on two investigations into foreign censorship practices.
Gina Raimondo on Xi's CCP Speech and Human Rights
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo was on CNBC's Closing Bell
[https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/01/us-commerce-secretary-raimondo-dismisses-xi-speech-as-bluster.html]
yesterday. The CNBC hosts asked her about a number of topics, including China.
In their China questions, they brought