Chinese Solar Company to Build Texas Factory
Chinese company Trina Solar has announced it will build a "more than 1 million square foot solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Wilmer, Texas."
Amidst Import Surge, EU To Investigate Chinese Electric Vehicle Subsidies
In her annual State of the European Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced today that the Commission would launch an anti-subsidy investigation on imports of Chinese electric vehicles.
U.S. House CCP Committee Leaders Comment on China-U.S. Economic Relations
At an event held by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) yesterday, the two leaders of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), spoke with CFR President Mike Froman about issues
Gotion To Build Electric Vehicle Batteries in Illinois
A Chinese company's investment in a battery-making facility in the state of Illinois has just been announced, even as a similar investment in Michigan continues to generate controversy.
China's First Foreign State Immunity Law
The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress reviewed and passed its first Law on Foreign State Immunity. Chinese officials argued that the law provides more protection for companies that are "going out" and promoting China's opening up. The law also has a reciprocity
WTO Subsidy Meeting Discusses U.S. Subsidies and CVDs, Chinese Overcapacity and Transparency
As CTM reported in early May, at the May 2 meeting of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, a number of issues were raised by other WTO Members about China's subsidy policies; and China brought up concerns with certain U.S. measures, including the
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
In China:
* Meetings with Australia and Italy
* Efforts to open up services trade
* Penalties on foreign due diligence firm
In Canada:
* Investigations of companies with ties to Uyghur labor
At the WTO:
* Difficulties with appointment of Chinese citizen to subsidies expert group