Bipartisan Group of Senators Urges President Biden to Keep Section 301 Tariffs in Place, Enforce Phase One Deal
As a review of the U.S. Section 301 tariffs on China looms, and the Biden administration faces a difficult decision as to what to do with those tariffs, a bipartisan group of Senators is putting pressure on the administration not to remove the tariffs.
Beijing Highlights Close Relationship with Pacific Islands ahead of Wang Yi's Visit
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently highlighted the importance of trade relations between China and the Pacific islands, amidst reports revealing that Beijing is seeking more cooperation with Pacific island countries.
Australian Company with Key Chinese Shareholder Brings ISDS Complaint Against Denmark, Greenland on Rare Earth Mine
Greenland Minerals A/S ("GMAS") has brought a contract-based ISDS complaint against the governments of Greenland (known as "Naalakkersuisut") and Denmark in response to a Greenland law that bans uranium prospecting, exploration, and exploitation, and which interferes with the company's Kvanefjeld rare earths
USTR General Counsel Comments on U.S. Trade Policy Towards China
At a conference at Georgetown University Law Center today, Greta Peisch, the General Counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, was asked about U.S. trade policy towards China, in general and on various specific issues.
China Expands Fruit Imports from Cambodia
China's Customs recently announced that it will allow longan imports from Cambodia. This is the third fruit that has been allowed to be shipped from Cambodia to China.
New Chinese Rules Allow Government to Seek Compensation for Environmental Damages
Recently, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), along with 13 other agencies, issued a new rule on compensation for environmentally damaging behavior. This is the first nation-wide regulation as part of the implementation of China's Civil Code provisions that address this matter. It took
New Think Tank Report Considers Size of Chinese Industrial Subsidies, Compares to Other Countries
A new report published by the think tank CSIS attempts to quantify Chinese industrial subsidies and compares them to the subsidy levels of certain other industrialized countries. One of its core findings is that while all of these countries provide subsidies, China's subsidies are higher as a percentage