Chinese Foreign Affairs Official Comments on U.S. Led Indo-Pacific Strategy
In recent remarks, the Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs referred to the Indo-Pacific Strategy led by the Biden administration as an effort that will "tak[e] the region down the wrong path of fragmentation."
European Parliament Hearing Discusses Indo-Pacific Strategy and China
At a European Parliament hearing yesterday, the draft report of the rapporteur, Jan Zahradil, on the European Union's "Indo-Pacific strategy in the area of trade and investment" was discussed by members of the Parliament's international trade committee. The report covered a number of
Bipartisan House Legislation Seeks To Withdraw Normal Trade Relations with China
Three members of the U.S. House of Representative have introduced legislation that would withdraw normal trade relations for products imported from China.
U.S. Public Hearing Announced on Measures To Prevent Imports from China Made with Forced Labor
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) continue to carry out the regulatory procedures necessary to implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enacted last year.
Beijing Cracks Down on Malicious Trademark Registration Related to Winter Olympics
China's IP agency recently rejected over a thousand trademark applications related to the 2022 Winter Olympics that are "malicious", according to an agency announcement.
Measures and Trade Concerns Related to China Discussed at November 2021 TBT Committee Meeting
At the meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade held on November 10-12, 2021, a number of WTO Members raised “specific trade concerns” about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.
Importers of Chain Saw Chains and Blades from China Settle Tariff Misclassification Complaint
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a settlement with U.S. importers that were accused of mis-stating the tariff classification of Chinese chain saw chains and blades in order to avoid the high Section 301 tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and continued under the Biden