Murky Future for Chinese IPOs in the United States
As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) presses
[https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/exclusive-sec-gives-chinese-companies-new-requirements-us-ipo-disclosures-2021-08-23/]
Chinese companies to comply with U.S. requirements when they seek to list on a
U.S. stock market, it remains
EU Parliamentary Committee Calls for Bilateral Investment Agreement with Taiwan
The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has called for a bilateral
investment agreement between the EU and Taiwan, although the prospects for
concluding such an agreement any time soon may be limited.
In a press release
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210827IPR10703/eu-taiwan-
European Commission Official Pushes Plurilateral Agreement on "Competitive Neutrality," and Wants China Included
In testimony
[https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/committee-on-international-trade_20210901-1645-COMMITTEE-INTA_vd]
before the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade earlier this
week, Antonio Fernández-Martos, head of unit of Multilateral Affairs and WTO at
DG Trade [https://ec.europa.eu/trade/], set
Australian Senate Approves Bill Banning Imports of Goods Made with Forced Labor
Last week, the Australian Senate passed a bill
[https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=s1307]
– Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Forced Labour) Bill 2021 – that
would ban imports of goods made with forced labor. There are significant hurdles
to the bill
MIIT Calls Out 267 Apps That Violated User Rights
In August, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) listed
267 apps in three batches, including WeChat and several major online streaming
apps, that were found to have violated user rights, and have not resolved these
problems within the period of time they were given to do
Panel Established in U.S. - China WTO Dispute on TRQs on Agricultural Products, But Next Steps Are Unclear
At the August 30 DSB meeting, a WTO panel was established
[https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/dsb_30aug21_e.htm] to hear China's
request that it be found in compliance in a dispute brought by the United States
against the administration of tariff-rate
U.S. Appeals Court Dismisses Antitrust Claim Against Chinese Vitamin C Exporters
In a recent ruling in a long-running litigation saga, on August 10 the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit dismissed an antitrust lawsuit against
Chinese exporters of Vitamin C, citing “international comity” as the basis for
its ruling. The case already went to the Supreme Court