China Files WTO Panel Request Against Various Australian AD/CVD Measures
In July, we wrote about China's request for consultations at the WTO on AD/CVD measures by Australia against several Chinese products: wind towers, stainless steels sinks, and railway wheels. China has now filed a panel request in that dispute.
Blumenauer Introduces Legislation To Strengthen Application of Trade Laws Against China, Other Non-Market Economies
Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), chairman of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, has introduced legislation that will, among other things, exclude products from certain non-market economy countries from de minimis treatment under U.S. trade laws.
“Opening Up Is Inevitable Choice” for China, Says Chinese Commerce Minister, Aiming at More Progress in Agriculture, Manufacturing, Telecom and Medical Care
China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao recently wrote an article emphasizing the importance of opening up and international cooperation. He also said China will push for fully opening the agriculture and manufacturing sectors and gradually opening telecommunications and medical care.
Canadian Court Rules Against China Mobile Challenge To Divestment Order
In September, we wrote about a legal challenge by telecom company China Mobile to a Canadian government order, issued on the basis of national security concerns, that it sell off or wind down its Canadian investments. Last month, a Canadian court rejected this challenge. This piece summarizes some of the
Digging Into Chinese Trade Data: Growth Trends and Bilateral Trade Balances
Following up on our recent post about Chinese trade data for 2021, this post looks at trade trends for a sampling of Chinese trading partners.
FDI in China Reached a Record High in 2021; Will It Continue in 2022?
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on January 13 that foreign direct investment into the Chinese mainland reached a record high of 1.15 trillion yuan ($173.48 billion) last year, and promised efforts to attract more FDI in the new year. How effective such efforts will be depends in
EU Anti-Dumping Decision on Steel Products Discusses Role of CCP in Company Management
The European Commission has adopted a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America following an expiry review of