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
SEC Finalizes Rules to End the Trading of Chinese Company Shares in the U.S.; China Remains Optimistic that a Solution Is Possible
On December 2, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized the
rules [https://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2021/34-93701.pdf] on disclosure
requirements for Chinese companies in relation to audit reports issued by
foreign accounting firms that the U.S. government does not have access to.
Two Events Discuss the Issue of Trade Coercion
Two events today discussed the problem of trade coercion. The first, entitled "
Responding to Trade Coercion: A Growing Threat to the Global Trading System
[https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/responding-trade-coercion-growing-threat-global-trading-system-0]
," was put on by the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)
Biden Administration Announces Technology Trade and Investment Collaboration (TTIC) Framework with Taiwan
The U.S. Commerce Department issued a press release
[https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2021/12/secretary-commerce-gina-m-raimondo-holds-introductory-call-taiwan]
of an introductory call between Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Taiwan
Minister of Economic Affairs Mei-hua Wang, announcing that they "
Biden Administration Announces "Diplomatic Boycott" of Beijing Olympics
At separate press conferences on December 6, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki
and State Department spokesperson Ned Price confirmed various news reports that
the United States would carry out a "diplomatic boycott" of the 2022 Beijing
Olympics. Psaki and Price both described the action in the following terms:
New Chinese Measures on Import and Export Food Safety Take Effect Next Year
China is set to enforce its new rules governing import and export food safety on
January 1, 2022. The Measures of the People's Republic of China for the
Administration of Import and Export Food Safety (进出口食品安全管理办法
[http://jckspj.customs.gov.cn/spj/zcfg18/bmgz91/3625580/index.html] ) (link
Guest Post: Trade Barrier Investigations in China, by Zhiguo YU
This is a guest post by Zhiguo YU, partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm, fellow of Institute of International Dispute Settlement, Tsinghua University and the Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown Law Center, and arbitrator of Tianjin Arbitration Commission.
1. INTRODUCTION
Trade barrier investigations in China are designed to address