Key Members of U.S. Congress Urge Investigation of Chinese Drone Maker Autel
Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, along with a group of bipartisan lawmakers, urged the Biden administration to "open investigations into Autel Robotics, a People's
New Chinese SPS Requirements for Food Imports in November
In November, China's Customs agency issued sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures for various goods from Colombia and Chile after state visits by their presidents, as well as aquatic, dairy, and animal products from a few other nations.
U.S. Makes Third Party Submissions in WTO Dispute on China's Lithuania Trade Restrictions
In two recent third party submissions in the dispute between the EU and China related to Chinese restrictions on Lithuanian goods, the U.S. focused on the issue of whether there is evidence that a "measure" exists and the nature of that measure.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
In China:
* Uruguayan President's state visit to China, with over 20 deals signed
* MOFCOM comments on Australian wine tariffs and export controls on minerals
* Conditional approval of Broadcom's US$69 billion acquisition of VMware
In Europe:
* European Commission
MOFCOM Comments on Australian Wine, Graphite Export Controls, China-Japan-South Korea Trade Talks
At today's press conference, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) confirmed that a review of the anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Australian wine has begun, and also commented on the status of license applications for graphite exports, for which the new rules are coming
Measures and Trade Concerns Related to China Discussed at June 2023 TBT Committee Meeting
At the meeting of the WTO's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade on June 21-23, 2023, WTO Members raised "specific trade concerns" (STCs) about Chinese measures on data governance and agricultural packaging requirements, and China voiced its concerns with EU cyber regulations, United Arab Emirates electric
Lithuania's Exports to China Recover To Some Extent
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said in a recent interview that "most of the economic pressure measures [from Beijing] against Lithuania have been lifted." A deeper dive into its trade data with China indicates that while there has been a partial recovery from the trade disruptions of last
