Simon Lester
Chinese Company Continues Legal Push on UFLPA Listing
In the U.S. federal court challenge to a U.S. government decision to include them on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, Chinese company Ninestar and its subsidiaries have now filed their reply to the U.S. brief that argued for dismissal of the case and
China-Japan Trade/Water Release Dispute Discussed at WTO Committee Meeting
At yesterday's meeting of the WTO Committee on Market Access, Japan raised the issue of restrictions on imports of aquatic products imposed by China, Hong Kong, and Macao in response to Japan's recent discharge of Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS)-treated water into the sea, following
Huawei Files Lawsuits against UK and Portugal
In recent months, there have been reports and commentary about investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) lawsuits by Huawei against the governments of both the United Kingdom and Portugal, as well as a lawsuit in domestic court against Portugal.
EU Diplomat Borrell Visits China, Comments on Economic Relations
During a visit to China last week, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell met with his Chinese counterparts and offered a number of remarks on China-EU economic relations.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
* CTM study of economic impact of switching allegiance from Taiwan to China
In China:
* Xi meets with U.S. Senators
* BRI white paper
* Trade barrier investigation on Taiwanese import bans extended
* New U.S. investment in Shanghai
In the U.S.:
* Congressional
China Submits Study on Utilization by LDCs of China's Preferences for 2020
In response to a report to the WTO from a group of least developed countries (LDCs) on the utilization of the trade preferences offered by China, China submitted a study of its own with statistics on this issue.
Members of U.S. Congress Seek Crackdown on Illegal Chinese Fishing
A bipartisan group of members of Congress has written a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator, "urging him to take immediate action against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) Chinese fishing fleets that operate globally," including consultations and, possibly, "corrective action."