Simon Lester
WTO Meeting Discusses Chinese Anti-Dumping Practices, Chinese Concerns with Others' Practices
At the meeting of the WTO's Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices on October 26, 2023, for which the meeting minutes were recently circulated, Japan raised concerns about Chinese anti-dumping duties on certain chemicals, and China raised concerns about the anti-dumping practices of the EU, UK, and U.S.
Hesai Plans Lawsuit against Inclusion on Defense Department Blacklist
Hesai Technology, an electronics company headquartered in Shanghai, has said it will bring a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense in order to get itself taken off a blacklist of Chinese military companies.
China, Other Governments Contest India's Licensing Requirements for Electronic Products
At the WTO's Committee on Import Licensing meeting on October 31, 2023, for which the minutes were recently circulated, China and several other WTO Members raised concerns about India's licensing requirements for laptops, tablets, and personal computers.
U.S. Trade Rep. Comments on Chinese Data Regulation
At an event at the Council on Foreign Relations today, when asked about the U.S. position on international negotiations on digital trade rules, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai offered her perspective on Chinese data regulation.
Congressional China Committee Issues Report on Venture Capital Funding of Investment in China
Last week, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a report titled "The CCP's Investors: How American Venture Capital Fuels the PRC Military and
U.S. Commerce Department Sets Preliminary Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties on Chinese Pea Protein
In two recent decisions, the U.S. Commerce Department has preliminarily determined that pea protein imported from China is being dumping and subsidized.
EU Submission in WTO Dispute with Indonesia Addresses Chinese Cross-Border Subsidies
A recent WTO complaint filed by Indonesia against EU countervailing and anti-dumping duty measures on Indonesian steel imports involves several claims related to subsidies provided by the Chinese government.