CTM Weekly Newsletter

Simon Lester -

This past week, CTM covered the following issues:

In China:

  • Threats of countermeasures against U.S. lawsuits related to COVID-19
  • New policy measures to stabilize economy
  • Updates on antitrust review of CK Hutchison port deal
  • Discussion of international legal basis for China’s retaliation against U.S. with the WTO DSB sidelined
  • Toyota’s new EV investment in Shanghai

In the U.S.:

  • A breakdown of U.S. tariffs on select Chinese goods
  • U.S. Trade Rep. comments on U.S. trade concerns
  • USTR report on IP issues
  • Proliferating lawsuits in U.S. against Trump’s IEEPA tariffs
  • Developments in lawsuit in which Chinese solar company is challenging U.S. labor rights-related import ban

At the WTO:

  • Update on dispute over EU countervailing duties on Chinese EVs
  • Discussions on various subsidies and countervailing measures concerns
  • Discussions on China’s export controls