Canada Moves Forward with WTO Dispute Against Chinese Restrictions on Canola Seeds
In September of 2019, Canada requested WTO consultations with China in relation
to Chinese measures restricting imports of canola seeds from Canada.
Consultations were held in October of that year but failed to resolve the
dispute. In June of 2021, Canada revived the dispute by requesting a panel.
China blocked
China Launches Expiry Review for Anti-Dumping Measures on Steel from Japan, South Korea and the EU
On July 23, the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of
Commerce announced
[http://cacs.mofcom.gov.cn/cacscms/article/jkdc?articleId=170040&type=1] that it
would launch an expiry review investigation related to anti-dumping measures on
imports of grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel
China Issues Guidelines on Network Product Security Vulnerability Management
On July 12, China issued the Provisions on Network Product Security
Vulnerability Management (《关于印发网络产品安全漏洞管理规定的通知
[https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/waj/wjfb/art/2021/art_96c2d3de7a6f400ea1d8522b7893db7a.html]
》) (English translation here
[https://www.chinalawtranslate.com/en/product-security-vulnerabilites/]). The
document was jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information
Congressional Discussion of the Effectiveness of Section 307 against Imports of Goods from China Made with Forced Labor
On July 21, the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee held a hearing
[https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/trade-subcommittee-hearing-global-challenge-forced-labor-supply-chains]
on "The Global Challenge of Forced Labor in Supply Chains: Strengthening
Enforcement and Protecting Workers
[https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/
MIIT Calls on 145 Apps to Fix Problems Related to User Rights
On July 18, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)
issued its 6th list
[https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/xgj/gzdt/art/2021/art_d902f99e88ea42bab468d674bac622e1.html]
in 2021 of apps that have not resolved existing problems related to user rights
infringement. The list consists of 145
Congressional Hearing on U.S.-EU Cooperation on Issues Related to China
On July 20, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing
[https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ContentRecord_id=B04ABCA9-B140-4E01-89F3-5F532711BB46]
on “U.S.-European Cooperation on China and the Broader Indo-Pacific.” Members of
two subcommittees made statements and asked questions to four expert witnesses,
covering a
Conflicting Reports Indicate an Uncertain Future for the CAI
Chinese officials have been in communication with their EU counterparts recently
on a variety of issues. In the reports from China and from the EU, the substance
of these meetings differs, especially in relation to the China-EU Comprehensive
Agreement on Investment (CAI), indicating different priorities of the two sides