Report Suggests New TRIPS Waiver Proposals Seek To Exclude China
A report from an independent reporting initiative in Geneva indicates that as the United States and others work on a possible TRIPS Waiver, they may try to exclude China from benefitting.
U.S. To Impose Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties on R-125 from China
Based on recent determinations by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, the United States will soon impose new anti-dumping/countervailing duties on imports from China of a refrigerant chemical called R-125.
China's Supreme Court Says Patent Settlement Agreements May Violate Anti-Monopoly Law
China's Supreme People's Court recently ruled on a patent infringement lawsuit between AstraZenecaAB and Jiangsu Aosaikang Pharmaceutical Company. In this case, the Supreme Court discussed how patent settlement agreements may violate anti-monopoly law. China is not a common law system, so the court's
Biden Administration Extends But Limits Solar Product Tariffs
On Friday, the Biden administration decided to extend U.S. "safeguard" tariffs that the Trump administration had imposed on imports on certain solar products, most of which are imported from Chinese-owned producers in countries other than China (imports directly from China were already subject to various other
Rubio Introduces Bill to "Crack Down on U.S. Corruption in China"
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced legislation which he says would "modernize the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by clarifying that the definition of corrupt intent includes actions that excuse the genocide in Xinjiang, advance the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda efforts, or 'invest' in
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week CTM covered a number of pieces of U.S. legislation that would impact trade with China, letters from members of Congress on human rights and export controls, an FCC decision on China Unicom, and several administration reports and statements related to Chinese economic espionage, U.S.-China
Republican Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Ban DJI Drones
Yesterday, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) each introduced legislation that would add Chinese drone company Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Covered List.