Taiwan Applies to Join the CPTPP: Government Statements, Potential Trade Issues, and Geopolitical Context
On September 22 local time, just a week after China submitted an application
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/china-formally-applies-to-join-cptpp-issues-reactions-and-prospects/]
to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Partnership (CPTPP), Taiwan submitted
[https://www.ey.gov.tw/otn/47E95C7DA961C934] (link in
Commerce Department Initiates Section 232 Investigation on Neodymium Magnets
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on
Friday that it has initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade
Expansion Act of 1962 [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/19/1862] "to
determine the effects on U.S. national security from imports
China to Stop GSP Certificate of Origin for Goods to EAEU
On September 23, China’s General Administration of Customs announced
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3900112/2021092416141082221.pdf]
(link in Chinese) that it would stop issuing the Generalized System of
Preference (GSP) Certificates of Origin for exports shipped to the Eurasian
Economic Union (EAEU), effective on October
Gina Raimondo Comments on U.S.-China Trade Competition, Cooperation, and Decoupling
During a recent interview, the head of the Biden administration’s Commerce
Department emphasized the importance of commercial engagement with China. At the
same time, while decoupling with China is not "an option," she said that the
United States will not shy away from confrontation when needed.
In
New Zealand Parliament Debates and Rejects Sanctions Bill, With Focus on China
Earlier this week, the New Zealand parliament debated an "Autonomous Sanctions
Bill" that would give New Zealand a broader ability to impose sanctions on
foreign governments/officials. China is not explicitly mentioned in the
legislation
[https://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/member/2021/0050/latest/LMS514957.html?src=
MIIT Identifies 334 Apps That Violated User Rights
On September 23, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)
identified 334 apps that failed to comply with laws and regulations related to
user rights protection. These apps include travel apps and food ordering apps.
In the announcement
[https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/xgj/gzdt/art/
China Issues Preliminary Countervailing Duty Ruling on U.S. Chemicals
On September 18, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued its preliminary
countervailing duty ruling on certain monoalkyl ethers of ethylene glycol and
propylene glycol/certain glycol ethers (乙二醇和丙二醇的单烷基醚) originating in the United
States. The countervailing duties will be 16.8 percent. The decision is open for
comments for 10