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
Will the U.S. Pursue a Digital Trade Version of the TPP?
Last week, Bloomberg reported
[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-12/biden-team-weighs-digital-trade-deal-to-counter-china-in-asia]
that the Biden administration was considering the negotiation of a digital trade
agreement with countries in the Indo-Pacific as a way to "check China’
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation on Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and Modules
On July 14, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced
[https://usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2021/er0714ll1797.htm] that it had
voted to institute a Section 337 investigation
[https://www.usitc.gov/intellectual_property/about_section_337.htm] of certain
silicon photovoltaic cells and modules with nanostructures,
China Blocks the Merger of Two Major Videogame Live-Streaming Companies
On July 10, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a
decision [http://www.samr.gov.cn/fldj/tzgg/ftjpz/202107/t20210708_332421.html]
to block the anti-monopoly declaration for a $5.3 billion
[https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-live-streaming-firm-douyu-terminates-merger-
AD/CVD Measures Against China: Weekly Roundup
This post provides a summary of last week's developments related to trade
remedies by the United States and the European Union against China.
United States
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Orders
Federal Register notice
[https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/13/2021-14839/certain-walk-behind-lawn-
New Developments in U.S. - China WTO Dispute on TRQs on Agricultural Products
On July 15, there were two developments in the China - Tariff Rate Quotas for
Certain Agricultural Products
[https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds517_e.htm] WTO dispute:
1) the United States requested WTO authorization to retaliate against China
because China allegedly failed to comply
Swedish Court Upholds Government Decision to Ban Huawei in 5G Networks
On June 22, the Administrative Court of Sweden issued a ruling that upheld a
government ban on using Chinese tech company Huawei’s equipment in the country’s
5G network.
In the ruling
[https://www.domstol.se/en/nyheter/2021/06/forbudet-mot-produkter-fran-huawei-i-svenska-5g-nat-