The Department of Justice announced on February 23, 2022, that it would no longer be “grouping cases under the China Initiative rubric,” which many in the press presented as the end of the China Initiative program.
But as...more
On February 23, 2022, the Department of Justice announced that it would no longer be grouping cases under the "China Initiative" rubric, citing the "harmful perception" of racial or ethnic bias the use of that nomenclature...more
Senators Josh Hawley and Kristen Gillibrand re-introduced new legislation on February 3, 2022, aimed at combatting the use of forced labor in supply chains worldwide. This move comes on the heels of the December 2021 passage,...more
2/17/2022
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Slavery ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The Department of Justice on November 19, 2021, updated its online information sheet about its ongoing China Initiative, which “reflects the [DOJ’s] strategic priority of countering Chinese national security threats” by...more
12/7/2021
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Trade Secrets
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China’s top anti-corruption watchdogs recently released a new anti-bribery Guideline designed to focus on multi-national corporations and individuals that pay bribes in China, as opposed to bribe recipients,...more
Amid escalating tensions between the United States and China over the last few years, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has formally prioritized criminal prosecutions of Chinese nationals and companies, and...more
10/29/2020
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Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
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Economic Espionage Act ,
FBI ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Hackers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
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RICO ,
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United States
Weeks ago, on September 14 2020, the Trump Administration made news by announcing a ban on the importation of certain products made in China’s Xinjiang region, where widespread human rights abuses—including slave labor work...more
10/6/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
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Federal Bans ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Park Doctrine ,
Supply Chain ,
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US Trade Policies