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2021 saw enduring trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Under the first year of the Biden administration, the U.S. continued to take a firm stance in its...

Since the Trump Administration announced its tariffs on Chinese goods, the US-China trade war has continued to escalate and create uncertainty for many US, Chinese and other international companies.

President Trump's May 2026 state visit to China yielded agreements on trade boards, agricultural purchases, and tariff stability, but tensions persist over export controls and military company designations. As both nations pursue "strategic stability," multinational companies face increasing compliance conflicts from competing regulatory frameworks. Will the planned bilateral forums successfully navigate friction points in semiconductors, rare earths, and defense sectors?

On July 3, 2023, China announced that gallium and germanium, two rare minerals that are widely used in the production of semiconductors and other high technology goods, would require a license for export from China.

On January 9, 2021, the Ministry of Commerce of China issued new Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-Territorial Application of Foreign Laws and Other Measures

The Entity List additions serve as a further reminder that non-US companies are subject to the extraterritorial application of US export control laws.

The United States Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security announced that China's ZTE Corporation, along with three of its affiliates, were added to the Entity List for attempting to circumvent US export control laws and reexporting US origin items to Iran in violation of US law.

China's new Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (《阻断外国法律与措施不当域外适用办法》) (the "Rules")

The growing economic and political tension between the U.S. and China has placed multinationals with operations in China in a tenuous position – comply with U.S. sanctions laws, and in return...

On July 10, 2024, a new antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petition was filed against imports of Tungsten Shot from China. Tungsten shot is used to produce shotgun shot.

On September 24, the Bureau of Industry, Security, Import and Export Control (BISIEC) of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced a formal investigation under China's Unreliable Entity List (UEL) regime into PVH Group...

Structures for foreign investment in China.

Changes to regulations in China remove red-tape & introduce clear compliance rules for efficacy claims.

On October 15, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") established an electronic portal for companies to submit requests to exclude certain machinery used in domestic...

On December 13, 2024, new antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed against imports of erythritol from China. Erythritol is a natural sugar alternative.

The Measures clarify issues concerning the scope and methods of disclosure as well as procedures, supervision and protection, etc.

On February 1, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it would impose tariffs on imports of certain goods from Canada, Mexico and China, to be effective February 4, 2025.