Simon Lester
China, U.S. Tensions Rise Over Export Controls
U.S. and Chinese trade officials have gone back and forth with criticisms in recent days, taking each other to task for actions after the Geneva agreement to roll back tariffs and trade restrictions and negotiate a broader trade deal.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues:
In China:
* MOFCOM meeting on export controls and semiconductor supply chains
* Update on China-Africa trade and investment data
* BYD new investment in Europe
* China-ASEAN-GCC Summit
In the U.S.:
* Two court decisions on Trump administration’s IEEPA tariffs
* Court decisions in AD/
Second U.S. Court Ruling Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs
One day after the U.S. Court of International Trade found all of the Trump administration's tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to be illegal, a second court issued a ruling that had the same effect but went even further in its reasoning, finding that
U.S. Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs; Trump Administration Appeals
In two parallel cases brought by a group of small businesses and by several U.S. states, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled yesterday that all of the Trump administration's tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are
U.S. Court of International Trade Hears Three Solar Circumvention Cases
In opinions issued in recent weeks, the U.S. Court of International Trade sustained two Commerce Department determinations on circumvention of anti-dumping/countervailing duties on Chinese solar products, but remanded one to the Commerce Department for reconsideration.
Cambodian File Folders CVD Case Looks at Transnational Subsidies
In a recent preliminary determination, the U.S. Commerce Department has made a finding that transnational subsidies exist in a case involving a Chinese manufacturer that invested in Cambodia.
Panel Establishment in Canada - China WTO Disputes Delayed
At a meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body on Friday, a panel requested by China against Canadian import taxes was blocked, and a panel requested by Canada against Chinese tariffs was removed from the agenda. These moves constitute brief delays and both panels will still be established