WTO Meeting Discusses China/Japan Radioactive Water/Seafood Import Ban Dispute
At a meeting of the WTO's Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures today, WTO Members addressed import restrictions imposed by China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Russia on Japanese food products following the discharge of Japan's Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) treated water following the nuclear
Shanghai Issues Details on E-Commerce Pilot Program
This week the Shanghai government released a detailed plan with 19 measures to establish a pilot zone for e-commerce. The project aims at creating "a highland for international cooperation in the digital economy", and plays "an important role in the high-quality development" of the China-led Belt
MOFCOM Starts Expiry Review on Rubber
Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce announced that it would start an expiry review on the anti-dumping measures against acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) from South Korea and Japan.
Key U.S. Senator Presses Biden Administration on EV Tax Credits To Prevent Benefits for Chinese Companies
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), a key architect of the Inflation Reduction Act's provisions on tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, has expressed concern to the Biden administration that Chinese companies may try to benefit from the law.
Data Company Passes Security Review for Exports
Chinese corporate data provider Qichacha has become the first of its kind to pass the security review by the government cyber watchdog in order to launch an overseas platform. This is the most recent sign of Beijing relaxing controls over data exports.
China Continues Call for WTO Discussions of Carbon Border Adjustments
China has submitted a communication to the WTO on "policy issues for dedicated multilateral discussions on border carbon adjustment," in which it raises a wide range of questions about these measures that it believes should be discussed by WTO Members, putting out a challenge to WTO Members such
Russian Companies Use CIIE to Accelerate Sales to China
At the recently concluded China International Import Expo (CIIE), Russian companies signed intended agreements that could lead to over US$108 million in exports.