On April 17, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued its final notice of action in its investigation into China’s unfair practices affecting the shipbuilding and maritime logistics sectors. According...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed new Executive Orders imposing enhanced import duties on steel and aluminum products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The orders eliminate certain exemptions...more
2/12/2025
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On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) determined, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, that China’s targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance is unreasonable...more
1/22/2025
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On July 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a proposed rule designed “to enhance the administration of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws.” Commerce is accepting comments on...more
On May 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued initial guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) requirements for domestic content bonus tax credits for...more
In a January 27, 2023 statement before a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body, the United States indicated that it would appeal a series of recent WTO panel reports finding that its 2018...more
On August 1, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) filed remand results with the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) in a major litigation over the lawfulness of import duties levied on Chinese goods...more
Wiley of counsel Adam M. Teslik is joined by Matthew C. Klein, Jordan Schneider, and Dr. David Talbot, authors of Foreign Policy article “Only a Financial NATO Can Win the Economic War,” to take a closer look at the issues...more
On June 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued an executive order (EO) entitled “Executive Order on Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries.” This EO revoked three prior Trump Administration EOs aimed...more
On June 8, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (USICA) in a bipartisan vote of 68 to 32. The 2,000-page bill is largely focused on addressing the challenges of U.S....more
On June 3, 2021, President Biden signed a new Executive Order (EO or Order) to address the national security threats posed by entities operating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Order – entitled Executive Order on...more
On May 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) agreed to remove Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. from its list of “Communist Chinese Military Companies” (CCMC). DOD identified Xiaomi as a CCMC on January 14, 2021,...more
*This alert was originally published on January 6, 2021 and updated on May 13, 2021. UPDATE: On May 6, 2021, following a request from the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)...more
On April 21, 2021, Congress took action on two bills aimed at strengthening U.S. competitiveness vis-à-vis the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China). First, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to advance the...more
On March 31, 2021, the top international trade officials of the Group of Seven (G7) countries issued a statement following the first meeting of the G7 Trade Track. The statement acknowledges “the contribution trade can make...more
On March 12, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Xiaomi Corporation (Xiaomi) against implementation of Executive Order (EO) 13959, a November 2020 order...more
3/17/2021
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On January 31, 2021, China’s State Council issued an “Action Plan for Constructing a High-Standard Market System” (Action Plan). While the document enumerates development goals throughout the economy, including strengthening...more
*This alert was originally published on January 6, 2021 and updated on January 27, 2021. UPDATE: On January 26, 2021, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it is initiating a new factfinding...more
On January 4, 2021, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) filed a request with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for a Section 332 investigation on censorship as a non-tariff barrier to trade. The request follows a June...more
China’s Communist Party Central Committee wrapped up its annual plenary session on Thursday. This year’s 5th Plenum is significant because it falls in the last year of the 13th Five Year Plan period of 2016-2020. Party...more
On September 30, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) with respect to U.S. reliance on foreign sources of 35...more