SenseTime Added To U.S. Treasury Investment Blacklist

On Friday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the U.S. Treasury Department added [https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20211210] the Chinese company SenseTime to its non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List [https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/consolidated-sanctions-

MIIT Orders the Removal of 106 Apps from App Stores

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced today that 106 apps must be removed from app stores for continuing to infringe on consumer rights. Among them, 5 apps were designated by the MIIT and 101 apps were identified by provincial agencies. Additional administrative penalties may be
WTO

Lead Negotiators of China's WTO Accession Comment on China's Implementation

At a WITA webinar [https://www.wita.org/events/chinas-wto-20-years/] today commemorating the 20 year anniversary of China's accession to the WTO, several key figures from the accession negotiations on both the U.S. and Chinese sides offered remarks and responded to questions. The speakers

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Uyghur Forced Labor Bill

In a 428-1 vote yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed [https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021412?BillNum=H.R.1155] the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1155/text]," which is intended to "[e]nsur[e]
WTO

Chinese Officials Speak Highly of China's Accession to the WTO and Say More Work Still To Be Done

At a recent conference, Chinese officials, including China's Ambassador to the WTO, Li Chenggang, spoke highly of China's decision to join the organization, and praised China's performance at the WTO over the past two decades. Li also acknowledged that China should actively participate in

Australia Announces Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Olympics [Update: Canada and UK Make Announcements Too]

At a press conference [https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-conference-penshurst-nsw] on December 8, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia "will not be sending any official representatives to the forthcoming Winter Games in China." He cited "the human rights abuses in Xinjiang

EU Anti-Dumping Decision on Aluminum Converter Foil Discusses Role of CCP in Company Management

The European Commission has adopted [https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=2338] definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of aluminum converter foil from China. The level of the anti-dumping duties ranges from 15.4% to 28.5%. One interesting aspect of the Commission's
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