China, Technology, Imports

Biden Administration Launches Section 301 Investigation into Chinese Semiconductor Industry

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 12/24/2024

On December 23, 2024, the Biden administration announced that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") is launching a new investigation into China's trade practices with respect to the semiconductor industry. In...more

The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

King & Spalding on 12/11/2024

Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

China and Walmart, Please, for the Love of ____, Let’s Observe a Silver Lining Partnership in an Otherwise Dismal Global Landscape...

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 10/8/2024

At a glance, gauging where we stand in our relationship with China overall, one would assume the key operative word in most descriptions would be “dismal” at best. This is of course accurate to a certain extent but looking at...more

USTR Seeking Public Comments on Proposed Tariff Increases on Chinese Goods

Foley Hoag LLP on 6/5/2024

As reported in our previous client alert, on May 14, 2024, President Biden announced that he directed his Trade Representative to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301) on a wide range of...more

International Trade Law: 2023 Year in Review & Outlook for 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 12/29/2023

Husch Blackwell's fifth-annual international trade law year-in-review report provides a detailed look at what transpired in international trade law during 2023 and takes a peek at how the coming year might develop. Our...more

USTR to Close Comment Period on Continuation of Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Imports on January 17

BCLP on 1/12/2023

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is now accepting comments from the public on whether to continue the current Section 301 tariffs on imported goods of Chinese origin. Commenters are guided by a questionnaire that the USTR...more

Opportunity for Comment on Section 301 Duties for China Imports

Benesch on 11/7/2022

The public will soon have an opportunity to offer comment on the Section 301 duties that were imposed on imports from China under the prior Administration. Recently the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”)...more

Section 301 Update: USTR Seeks Public Comment on the Efficacy of Section 301 Tariffs

Venable LLP on 10/14/2022

In 2017, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched an investigation into the Government of China's acts, policies, and practices related to "technology transfer, intellectual property, and...more

Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2022 - Tuas Megaport in Singapore, An Upcoming Model to the World in Port Operations,...

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 10/6/2022

The Maritime Port Authority (MPA in Singapore) is currently in the process of building the Tuas Port, which will be the biggest port in the world with a capacity of 60 million TEU’s (twenty-foot equivalent units) once it is...more

ICTS Investigations: The Commerce Department's New Tool

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/26/2021

Back in May 2019, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order 13873, which was meant to police the use of certain information and communications technology and services (ICTS) purchased from "foreign adversaries." Then,...more

Implementing China’s New Foreign Investment Law, Part Four: Improvements to Rules on Technology Licensing by Foreign Licensors

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/28/2020

The fourth installment of a series of alerts focusing on practical issues relating to China’s new Foreign Investment Law. China’s new Foreign Investment Law and its implementation regulations contain explicit provisions...more

DOE’s Recent RFI Specifies “Foreign Adversaries”–What Does It Mean?

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 7/20/2020

Reflecting increasing U.S. government concern regarding Chinese access to U.S. critical technologies and critical infrastructure, POWER magazine recently reported on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) publication of a Request...more

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