Simon Lester

Biden Announces End to Pause on Solar Panel Anti-Circumvention Tariffs, Extends Safeguard Tariffs To New Solar Products

Today, the Biden administration announced "new actions to strengthen American solar manufacturing and protect businesses and workers from China’s unfair trade actions," including several measures to ratchet up trade remedies on solar products.

Biden Administration Blocks Chinese-Linked Cryptocurrency Facility Near Air Force Base

Earlier this week, the Biden administration blocked a Chinese-linked investment in a cryptocurrency mining facility located close to a U.S. air force base in Wyoming.

Hesai Files Lawsuit against Inclusion on Defense Department Blacklist

Hesai Technology, an electronics company headquartered in Shanghai, has filed a federal complaint against the U.S. Department of Defense in order to get itself taken off a blacklist of Chinese military companies.

Biden Administration's Section 301 Tariff Revisions Target Clean Energy, Strategic Sectors

After a process that lasted almost two years, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) has completed a review of the impact of U.S. tariffs imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 in response to "China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to

Chinese-Linked Solar Companies Withdraw Procurement Bid In Response to EU Subsidies Investigation

The European Commission announced today that in response to investigations under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), two consortia that include Chinese solar companies had withdrawn their bid for a Romanian procurement contract.

U.S. Court Rejects Government Motion To Dismiss Solar Circumvention Case

In an opinion issued last Thursday, a U.S. Court of International Trade judge rejected the U.S. government's motion to dismiss a complaint brought by two U.S. solar producers related to a two year pause on duties imposed on solar products from four Southeast Asian countries

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Tesla’s operation * Re-investigation of anti-dumping measures on steel products after WTO ruling * Anti-dumping investigation on Indian chemicals In Europe: * Trilateral meeting between China, France, and the EU * Xi’s visit to France In the U.S.: * Final rules on
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