Simon Lester
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to investigations under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), two consortia that include Chinese solar companies had withdrawn their bid for a Romanian procurement contract.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
Raimondo Testimony at House Budget Hearing Touches on Export Controls, Tech Threats
At a budget hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee yesterday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discussed a number of issues related to export controls and Chinese access to Americans' data.
Biden Administration Official Testifies on Chinese Forced Labor, Makes Case that Continued Pressure Can Have an Impact
At a recent Congressional hearing, a Biden administration official and members of Congress expressed disappointment that U.S. pressure on China to change its labor practices had not been successful so far, but maintained hope that it would have an impact over the long term.
TikTok Challenges U.S. Divestment/Ban Statute, Argues that China Won't Allow Algorithm Export
TikTok, along with its parent company Bytedance, filed a petition for review of the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act – which would force TikTok's divestment or ban it – today in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.