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On May 12, President Trump issued an executive order, “Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Discussions with the People’s Republic of China” (the Order), temporarily lowering reciprocal tariffs on Chinese imports that...more
On April 17, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced proposed trade actions under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) to counteract China’s systemic dominance in the maritime,...more
On April 11, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum, “Clarification of Exceptions Under Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, as Amended,” which exempts a list of semiconductors and electronics from reciprocal...more
China has recently taken several actions showing its commitment to counter trade restrictions imposed by other countries. In March 2025, it released regulations implementing the 2021 Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law. In tandem with...more
On April 9 at 12:01am, reciprocal tariffs on more than 60 countries ranging from 17-50% were scheduled to go into effect, only to be pulled back on April 9 as President Trump announced a 90-day pause — possibly to July 8. The...more
President Trump signed a new executive order, “Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment” (the Order) on April 9, marking yet another significant shift in U.S. trade policy. The...more
On April 2, President Trump declared “Liberation Day” and unveiled a series of sweeping tariff measures aimed at addressing trade imbalances and foreign trade practices while boosting domestic manufacturing. Marking the...more
On March 25, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a significant expansion of its Entity List restrictions, adding 80 entities from China, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa,...more
The tariff news of the last day has been coming at full speed. Whether a small manufacturer or part of a multinational group company; a firm that manages cross-border supply chains on a daily basis or one that rarely thought...more
The value of goods imported to the United States in Fiscal Year 2024 was $893.15 billion, and as a result, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) collected $24.37 billion in duties, taxes and fees for those imports. Given...more
On Feb. 3, Panama announced its plans to leave China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino announced his decision following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during Rubio’s...more
In one of the first enforcement actions of 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final order against Haas Automation, Inc., a leading manufacturer of computer numerical...more
Just hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum ordering federal agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of US trade policy, with particular attention devoted to US–China...more
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of Treasury imposed sanctions against three private entities and one individual for assisting in the development and production of Russia’s Garpiya series long-range...more
美国与中国共产党战略竞争特别委员会(下称「委员会」)于美国第 118 届国会成立，并由国会议员迈克·加拉格尔 (Mike Gallagher) 担任第一届主席。 委员会的组成获得两党普遍支持(于该次国会中以365 票对65 票决议通过设立)，其成立被视为美国立法者重新取得控制对中国政策方向的主导权，并成为国会山庄两党立场 不同的例外。...more
China made significant changes to the country’s export control rules in 2023, imposing new controls and modifying existing controls across multiple industries and technical areas. As discussed in our prior Legal Update (China...more
The Law on Foreign Relations of the PRC (中华人民共和国对外关系法) (the "Foreign Relations Law") became effective on 1 July 2023. In summary, the Foreign Relations Law provides, for the first time, a comprehensive framework for China's...more
Ongoing tensions between the United States and China have resulted in an expansion of U.S. export controls and trade sanctions against China. The Biden Administration’s October 2022 National Security Strategy (“2022 NSS”)...more
In our follow-up webinar, please join our speakers as they give updates on the growing China-Taiwan tensions and discuss how global businesses and other stakeholders can best prepare for the challenges that lie ahead....more
In recent months, the tightrope Israel has been walking between its desire for cooperation with China and its commitment to maintaining normal relations with the United States has been stretched even further. The Israeli...more
On Oct. 12, the White House released its long-awaited National Security Strategy (NSS), a high-level framework addressing the Biden administration’s main priorities on international security, trade and investment. The...more
The best statesmen understand what less worldly and less experienced people often overlook: Wars are mainly political and economic endeavors, and they involve the use of brute force to obtain political and/or economic...more
Beijing has long claimed the country of Taiwan – one of the largest economies in Asia, and a key part of the world’s supply chains – as part of China. Chinese military drills following Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s early August trip...more
On May 23, 2022, President Joe Biden, when asked whether the United States would get involved militarily if China invaded Taiwan, answered firmly, “Yes. That’s the commitment we made.” As the world watches the war in Ukraine,...more
If you wake up each day, grab a cup of coffee, and turn on the world news, or CNN, like I do here in the U.S., one could obviously become a little pessimistic about our future together on this planet. I say, fear not, and...more