Simon Lester
Two Recent Biden Administration Actions Against Forced Labor in Fishing
Last week, the Biden administration took two separate actions related to forced
labor in commercial fishing. The first action was by U.S. Customs and Border
Patrol (CBP), and directly targeted Chinese practices with an import ban on
certain products tied to a particular Chinese company. The second action was
Settlement in Section 337 Investigation on Certain Cellular Signal Boosters, Repeaters, Bi-directional Amplifiers, and Components
The U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a notice
[https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/02/2021-11594/certain-cellular-signal-boosters-repeaters-bi-directional-amplifiers-and-components-thereof-i]
that it has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's
initial determination "granting
Liz Truss on the UK-China Trade Relationship
Politico hosted an interview today
[https://www.politico.eu/event/interview-with-elizabeth-truss/] with UK Trade
Minister Liz Truss. Anna Isaac of Politico asked Minister Truss about a number
of trade issues. The following are the questions and answers related to trade
with China.
> Anna Isaac:
Let'
Australia Releases "Post-Implementation Review" of China-Australia FTA
In the midst of rising economic
[https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/australia-china-economic-and-trade-relations-are-heading-for-a-hard-reset/]
and broader
[https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/china-australia-slump-continues-to-deepen/]
tensions between Australia and China, on March 2, 2021 the Australian government
released its
China Updates WTO 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 July
1 – December 31, 2020 (WTO document G/SCM/N/371/CHN
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/SCM/N371CHN.
Questions and Answers on China at Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Nomination of Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative
On February 25, President Biden’s nominee for U.S. Trade Representative,
Katherine Tai, testified at a confirmation hearing
[https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-to-consider-the-nomination-of-katherine-c-tai-of-the-district-of-columbia-to-be-united-states-trade-representative-with-the-rank-of-ambassador-
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation on Certain Cellular Signal Boosters, Repeaters, Bi-directional Amplifiers, and Components
On February 22, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced
[https://usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2021/er0222ll1725.htm] that it had
voted to institute three separate Section 337 investigations of certain cellular
signal boosters, repeaters, bi-directional amplifiers, and components thereof.
The complaint in the case alleges