Simon Lester
China, Taiwan CPTPP Bids Stalled
As part of the eighth Commission Meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership last week, the official statement from the parties includes two items that relate to China, although China is not mentioned by name.
UK Forces Chinese Company to Sell Holdings in Scottish Semiconductor Firm
Last month, the British government issued a "notice of final order" that China-registered Future Technology Devices International Holding Ltd must sell 80.2 percent of Scottish fabless semiconductor firm FTDI, due to national security risks.
U.S. Commerce Department Issues Preliminary Dumping Determination on Solar Products from Southeast Asia
The U.S. Department of Commerce proceedings targeting Chinese companies producing solar panels in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are continuing, with preliminary affirmative determinations in the anti-dumping duty investigations of Crystalline Photovoltaic Cells Whether or Not Assembled into Modules issued last week.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues:
* China-Brazil economic agreements
* China's sanction measures
* U.S. Trade Rep. nominee's views on China trade
* Prospects for China PNTR revocation
* New entities added to UFLPA list
* Estimates of impact of Chinese gallium/germanium export ban
* Estimates of
European Court of Justice Rules in Cross-Border Subsidies Case, Upholding European Commission Approach
In a ruling today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed appeals of an EU General Court ruling that the European Commission's treatment of subsidies provided by third country governments – so-called "transnational" or "cross-border" subsidies – as countervailable was permitted
U.S. Agency Estimates Costs of Gallium/Germanium Bans
In a recent report, researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey developed a new model to assess how disruptions of critical mineral supplies may affect the U.S. economy. Using the model, they estimated that "there could be a $3.4 billion decrease in U.S. GDP if China
Trump USTR Nominee's Past Comments Indicate Tough Stance on China
Yesterday, President-Elect Trump announced Jamieson Greer as his nominee for U.S. Trade Representative. Greer served as Chief of Staff for Trump's previous U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer during Trump's first term, and is likely to continue the tough China trade policies of that