China Trade Monitor

U.S. Trade Rep. Greer Talks China Trade in Recent Interview As part of an interview at the Economic Club of New York, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer touched on a number of key issues in China-U.S. trade relations, including rare earth export controls, a focus on trade in non-sensitive products, cultural aspects of negotiations, and trans-shipment. ...

U.S. Trade Rep. Greer Talks China Trade in Recent Interview

China Warns Mexico as Trade Remedy Cases Rise Trade friction is escalating between China and Mexico. Following the opening of a new investigation into the Mexican government's trade practices, China's Ministry of Commerce has now issued a rebuke against rising trade remedy investigations into Chinese goods, characterizing this trend as a sign that Mexico ...

China Warns Mexico as Trade Remedy Cases Rise

China Establishes Biopharma Pilot Project in Jiangsu In a strategic move designed to bolster its bioeconomy, China’s State Council recently approved a new pilot program in the Jiangsu Free Trade Zone (FTZ), which will be used as a testing ground for system-wide innovation in the biopharma sector. One of the core innovations of the plan is ...

China Establishes Biopharma Pilot Project in Jiangsu

WTO Panel Rejects EU Attribution of Chinese Subsidies to Indonesian Government In a report circulated last week, a WTO panel found that an EU countervailing duty calculated in way that attributed Chinese government subsidies to the government of Indonesia was inconsistent with the WTO's Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM). ...

WTO Panel Rejects EU Attribution of Chinese Subsidies to Indonesian Government

CTM Weekly Newsletter This past week, CTM reported on the following. China recently formalized some new measures, some of which may signal a prolonged period of strategic geopolitical tension. It revised its international maritime transport rules and granted new authorities to retaliate against discriminatory measures from foreign nations, a move that comes ahead ...

CTM Weekly Newsletter

China Adds Retaliatory Authority as Section 301 Port Fees Loom This week, China revised its international maritime transport rules and granted new authorities to retaliate against discriminatory measures from foreign nations, a move that comes ahead of the U.S. imposing port fees targeting China-built and China-operated ships. ...

China Adds Retaliatory Authority as Section 301 Port Fees Loom

Hikvision Pursues Domestic, International Lawsuits against Canadian Government In response to an order to close its operations in Canada, Chinese tech company Hikvision, a major surveillance equipment manufacturer, has brought multiple lawsuits against the Government of Canada. ...

Hikvision Pursues Domestic, International Lawsuits against Canadian Government

China To Implement Export Licenses for EVs This week, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and a number of other agencies published new rules on export license requirements for electric vehicles (EVs), marking the latest effort to regulate its booming auto exports, and perhaps also to avoid trade tensions. ...

China To Implement Export Licenses for EVs

BIS Tightens Export Controls with New Ownership Rule Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security published an interim final rule that expands the application of export control sanctions by tightening export controls so they apply to subsidiaries of companies on the Entity List or the Military End-User List. ...

BIS Tightens Export Controls with New Ownership Rule

U.S. To Impose High Tariffs on Wood Products, Chinese Imports Hit In its latest tariff move, the Trump administration is imposing tariffs on various wood products for national security reasons, with Chinese production likely to feel a significant impact. ...

U.S. To Impose High Tariffs on Wood Products, Chinese Imports Hit

U.S. Court Rejects DJI Claim on Classification as "Chinese Military Company" Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology Co., known as DJI, a privately owned manufacturer of consumer and commercial drones, brought a lawsuit against a Department of Defense (DoD) decision to designate it as a "Chinese Military Company" (CMC). In an opinion issued last week, a U.S. district court rejected ...

U.S. Court Rejects DJI Claim on Classification as "Chinese Military Company"

China Starts Dumping Probe of Mexican, U.S. Pecans Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that it launched an ex officio anti-dumping investigation on pecans from Mexico and the United States, adding to mounting trade tensions with both countries. ...

China Starts Dumping Probe of Mexican, U.S. Pecans

U.S. Court Ruling in Trump First Term Section 301 Case Allows China Tariff Changes, Addresses Broader Tariff Power Issues In an opinion issued last week, a U.S. appeals court affirmed a lower court opinion that upheld actions by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in relation to tariffs imposed on Chinese imports during the first Trump administration. The court opinion has direct consequences for these ...

U.S. Court Ruling in Trump First Term Section 301 Case Allows China Tariff Changes, Addresses Broader Tariff Power Issues

CTM Weekly Newsletter In a significant shift in its trade policy, China announced it will no longer seek Special and Differential (S&D) Treatment in current and future WTO negotiations, addressing a long-standing point of contention with the U.S. and other WTO Members. We dive into the details on the factors ...

CTM Weekly Newsletter

China Probes Mexico's Trade Policies, Tariffs in New Barrier Investigation China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on September 25 that it has initiated an investigation against Mexico's "restrictive measures," claiming that they "seriously damage the trade and investment interests of Chinese companies." ...

China Probes Mexico's Trade Policies, Tariffs in New Barrier Investigation

China Criticizes WTO Ruling on IP Enforcement, But Asserts Compliance In response to a recent WTO dispute ruling on various aspects of its IP enforcement, China has told WTO Members that, despite having concerns with the ruling, it is now in compliance. ...

China Criticizes WTO Ruling on IP Enforcement, But Asserts Compliance

Beijing Blames U.S. Measures for Hindering Soybean, Boeing Deals China’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday signaled cautious optimism for greater U.S.-China economic engagement, but downplayed expectations for major new purchases of American soybeans or airplanes. ...

Beijing Blames U.S. Measures for Hindering Soybean, Boeing Deals

China Sanctions Six U.S. Firms Over Taiwan; Imposes Export and Investment Bans Today, China's Ministry of Commerce sanctioned six U.S. companies, subjecting them to export controls and other trade and investment restrictions. ...

China Sanctions Six U.S. Firms Over Taiwan; Imposes Export and Investment Bans

U.S. Customs Restricts Bikes from Taiwan on Forced Labor Concerns In a new action related to forced labor concerns, the Trump administration has blocked imports from Giant, a Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer. Giant's response indicates that it will contest the findings. ...

U.S. Customs Restricts Bikes from Taiwan on Forced Labor Concerns

EU Trade Official Briefs Parliament on China Trade Relations At a meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade yesterday, Sabine Weyand, the Director-General at DG Trade of the European Commission, testified on various EU-China trade issues, including export controls and trade remedy measures. ...

EU Trade Official Briefs Parliament on China Trade Relations

China Gives Up Special and Differential Treatment for Future WTO Agreements In a significant shift in its trade policy, China has announced it will no longer seek Special and Differential (S&D) Treatment in current and future World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, addressing a long-standing point of contention with the U.S. and other WTO Members. The move highlights China& ...

China Gives Up Special and Differential Treatment for Future WTO Agreements

Arc'teryx Fireworks Show Ignites Controversy in Tibet A fireworks show staged by Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx and a Chinese artist in Tibet has sparked a wave of criticism over its potential environmental impact. The event, which took place in a sensitive ecosystem, has drawn scrutiny from regulators and state media and has triggered a heated online ...

Arc'teryx Fireworks Show Ignites Controversy in Tibet

Members of Congress Ask Trump Administration To Crack Down on Chinese Seafood Imports Due To Forced Labor Concerns Leaders of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China are continuing their push to restrict Chinese seafood imports, releasing a letter sent to the Trump administration in July in which they argue for a number of actions against these imports. ...

Members of Congress Ask Trump Administration To Crack Down on Chinese Seafood Imports Due To Forced Labor Concerns

China's Rare Earth Interim Rules Introduce Stricter Controls on Industry In a move to reinforce state control over its critical minerals sector, the Chinese government has published new interim rules that broaden its oversight of the rare earth industry. These measures, which build on the Rare Earth Management Regulation enacted last year, come amid escalating global competition for rare earth ...

China's Rare Earth Interim Rules Introduce Stricter Controls on Industry

MOFCOM Spokesperson Defends Trade Actions, Calls for Cooperation At last week's press conference, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) defended its recent anti-dumping duties on European pork and other products, accused the EU of misusing trade remedies against Chinese goods, while simultaneously calling for dialogue and cooperation with the European Union. ...

MOFCOM Spokesperson Defends Trade Actions, Calls for Cooperation

China Makes Submission in Wind Turbines Section 232 Case The Chinese government has submitted its views to the Department of Commerce in a recently initiated Section 232 national security investigation on imports of wind turbines and their parts and components. ...

China Makes Submission in Wind Turbines Section 232 Case

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CTM Weekly Newsletter

China Preliminarily Finds Nvidia Violates Antitrust Law Earlier this week, China's market regulator announced that it had launched an in-depth investigation into U.S. tech company Nvidia, after a preliminary finding that the company violated China's anti-monopoly laws. ...

China Preliminarily Finds Nvidia Violates Antitrust Law

Appeal Filed in CIT Solar Duties Circumvention Case A U.S. court decision resulting in retroactive tariff collection on imports of solar products made by Chinese companies in several Southeast Asian nations has just been appealed. ...

Appeal Filed in CIT Solar Duties Circumvention Case

China's Rare Earth Export Controls: Exports Continue to Grow in July July data from China's customs agency shows a significant rebound in the country's exports of rare earths and derivative products, but tensions over its export controls on these products remain. ...

China's Rare Earth Export Controls: Exports Continue to Grow in July