China Provides WTO With Second Half of 2023 Update on Countervailing Duty Actions
Pursuant to Article 25.11 of the SCM Agreement, China recently provided to the WTO its semi-annual report of its countervailing duty actions, covering the period July 1 – December 31, 2023.
U.S. ITC Rejects Tin Mill Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties
Not long after a U.S. Commerce Department determination on the amount of anti-dumping/countervailing duties to be imposed on imports of tin mill products from China and several other countries, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that there was no injury to the domestic industry, meaning
U.S. Trade Rep. Comments on China Tariffs, China Relationship
At an event today at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai was asked several questions about the U.S. trade and economic relationship with China.
As Industry Presses for Action, European Parliament Debates Competition with Chinese Solar Imports
The European solar manufacturing industry is pushing for relief from competition with Chinese producers, and European policymakers are discussing a response. This debate recalls a similar one from around ten years ago.
China's Offshore Service Contracts Grow Slightly in 2023
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) revealed that in 2023, China's total contract amount of offshore service outsourcing contracts reached US$215.4 billion, with the top destinations being the United States, Hong Kong, the European Union, and RCEP countries.
WTO Members Discuss China Trade Issues at July 2023 SPS Meeting
At the WTO SPS Committee meeting held on July 12-14, 2023, for which the meeting minutes were recently circulated, there were discussions of a number of SPS measures imposed by China.
BIS Receives Comments on Semiconductor Export Control Rules
As a WTO complaint against U.S. semiconductor export controls lingers in the background, these controls have been the subject of comments through the U.S. rule-making process, with new comments coming in recently.