CTM Weekly Newsletter

Simon Lester -

This past week, CTM covered the following issues.

In China:

  • New Premier's speech
  • Resumption of fish imports from Taiwan
  • Trade remedy updates
  • Intellectual property protection in Chinese courts
  • Taiwanese restrictions on investment in China
  • The state of foreign investment in China

In the U.S.:

  • USTR summary of Taiwan negotiating texts and budget request on China issues
  • Anti-dumping / countervailing duty rulings on Chinese freight rail parts
  • CBP data released on forced labor imports
  • Sanctions on Chinese companies dealing with Iran
  • CFIUS (and UK) approval of Chinese purchase of pharmaceutical company

In Europe:

  • Recent German steps to exclude Huawei/ZTE from 5G networks