Simon Lester

USTR Publishes Paper on Non-Market Policies and Practices

Yesterday, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office published a series of policy papers, one of which was entitled "Countering Non-Market Policies and Practices to Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience" and focused on Chinese practices, including economic coercion.

U.S. Government Updates Chinese Military Companies List, Entity List

This week, the U.S. government announced new additions to a list of "Chinese Military Companies" and also added several Chinese companies to a Commerce Department "Entity List."
BIS

BIS Export Review for 2024 Cites Various China Actions

Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Export Enforcement division published its annual Year in Review, with highlights of Export Enforcement’s accomplishments over the past year, including a number of actions related to China.

China Initiates Safeguard Investigation on Beef Imports

On December 27, the Chinese government launched a safeguard investigation on beef imports. Safeguards investigations take into account imports from around the world, rather than singling out imports from specific countries, but given current trade flows for beef, the investigation may have a particular impact on Chinese trade with Brazil
BIS

U.S. Commerce Department Requests Comments on Possible Drone Rule

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), in which it sought public comment on "the potential development of a rule to secure and safeguard the information and communication technology and services (ICTS) supply chain

Chinese Lidar Maker Hesai Motions for Summary Judgment in Defense Department Blacklist Case

Hesai Technology, an electronics company headquartered in Shanghai, has filed an amended complaint and a motion for summary judgment in a case against the U.S. Department of Defense to get itself taken off a blacklist of Chinese military companies.

Briefs Show Free Speech vs. National Security Divide in TikTok Supreme Court Case

The legal challenge to a U.S. law forcing TikTok and its parent company Bytedance to sell the app or face a ban will be heard by the Supreme Court next week, with the fate of the app in the U.S. market on the line.
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