China and Belarus Sign Services Trade and Investment Agreement
Last week, during Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit to Belarus, the two governments signed a number of deals on the BRI and trade, including one on services trade and investment.
European EV CVDs and Japan's Water Discharge Discussed at WTO Meeting
At the April 30/May 1 2024 meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods, for which the minutes were recently circulated, a number of issues related to trade with China were raised.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues:
Trade remedy cases:
* China's countervailing duty investigation on EU dairy products
* China’s expiry review of anti-dumping measures on rubber products
* U.S. countervailing duty investigation on Chinese glass wine bottles
* EU anti-dumping investigation on Chinese biodiesel
* EU countervailing duty
China Starts Countervailing Investigation on EU Dairy
On August 21, China's Ministry of Commerce announced that it started a countervailing (anti-subsidy) investigation on EU dairy products, the latest move that could further escalate trade tensions between China and the EU.
U.S. Commerce Department Sets Final Glass Wine Bottles CVD Rates
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced final countervailing duty rates for glass wine bottles from China, and its reasoning in the case discusses the role of the CCP in Chinese companies.
China Extends Anti-Dumping Duties on Rubber Products from U.S., EU, UK, and Singapore
China's Ministry of Commerce recently announced its ruling on the expiry review of the anti-dumping measures on chlorobutyl rubber from the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Singapore.
EU Sets Provisional Anti-Dumping Rates on Chinese Biodiesel
Last week, the European Commission issued Implementing Regulation 2024/2163, imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of biodiesel originating in China.