China Updates Its Trade Data for the First Three Quarters of 2021
China's State Council Information Office hosted a press conference
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/xwfb34/302330/3946708/index.html] on
September 13, during which Chinese customs officials explained China’s trade
data for the first three quarters of this year. Overall, China’s trade grew 22.7
China Extends Anti-Dumping Duties on U.S. Plastics
On October 12, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued an expiry review
determination for the anti-dumping duties currently in effect on Polyamide-6,6
slices/chips originating in the United States. In the determination, No. 29
Announcement
[http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/zwgk/zcfb/202110/20211003206518.shtml] (link
EU Decision To Extend AD Duties on Wire Rod Discusses Role of CCP in Company Management
Following a request by the domestic industry for an expiry review
[https://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2489] of an existing
anti-dumping measure, the European Commission has decided to extend definitive
anti-dumping measures on imports of wire rod steel products from China. One
interesting
China’s Administrative Decision on Meituan's Anti-Competitive Practices
On October 8, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued
an administrative decision
[http://www.samr.gov.cn/xw/zj/202110/t20211008_335364.html] (link in Chinese)
relating to certain anti-competitive practices by Meituan, a leading online food
delivery company. The investigation started in April 2021 and
EU Anti-Dumping Decision on Aluminum Discusses Role of CCP in Company Management
The European Commission has adopted
[https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=2310] definitive
anti-dumping measures on imports of flat-rolled aluminum products from China,
but suspended their application temporarily for 9 months. The level of the
anti-dumping duties ranges from 14.3% to 24.
Chinese Measures and Trade Concerns Discussed at the June 2021 TBT Committee Meeting
At the meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade held on
June 2-4 and 9, 2021, a number of WTO Members raised “specific trade concerns”
about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures
of other Members. The official minutes of that meeting
China’s Reaction to Recent Statements by U.S. Officials on U.S.-China Trade Relations
As we reported last week
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/the-biden-administration-sets-out-its-starting-point-for-china-trade-policy/]
, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s recent speech on U.S. trade policy
towards China did not reveal many details about the administration’s plans. The
absence of