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The First USMCA Complaint

The first USMCA consultations request is here. Not surprisingly, it relates to Canadian dairy TRQs, a frequent source of trade irritation. Is there a violation? I have no idea! Some of the issues seem factual in nature. For example, there is a claim under this provision: 11. A Party administering
Simon Lester 09 Dec 2020 1 min read

China-US Dialogues in the Biden Administration

China-US Dialogues in the Biden Administration 7 December 2020 An article by Brett Fortnam in Inside US Trade reports on a speech given today by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the US-China Business Council.  Based on this report, I believe that Minister Wang is giving
Charnovitz 07 Dec 2020 1 min read

Specificity in DOC Currency Undervaluation Findings

A couple weeks ago, Jesse Kreier wrote about the Commerce Department's decision to treat currency undervaluation as a countervailable subsidy in a case against tires from Viet Nam. As he explained it, one aspect of the Commerce Department's reasoning was related to the specificity of the
Simon Lester 02 Dec 2020 3 min read

China - Preliminary AD Determination on Australian Wine

Co-authored with Sandeep Chandy The growing trade tensions between China and Australia have been widely reported in the press. In a recent manifestation of these tensions, China last Friday issued an affirmative preliminary determination regarding alleged dumping of wine from Australia, and imposed provisional duties of between 107.1%
Jesse Kreier 02 Dec 2020 1 min read

Call for submissions: UCM-Study on the notion, characteristics, legal status and targets of unilateral sanctions

This is from Dr. Michael J. Strauss, Professor of international relations and international law, Centre d'Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégiques (Paris), Instructor in international economic law, Université de Paris 5 - Paris Descartes, and Academic advisor to the UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on
Inu Manak 30 Nov 2020 1 min read

Katherine Tai on Various Trade Policy Issues: China, Supply Chains, A Biden Administration Trade Agenda, USMCA, WTO, ISDS

It's hard to know what to make of the reporting on who might be the next U.S. Trade Representative, which has mentioned a wide range of possible candidates, but I've seen two Politico articles describing support for Katherine Tai, the Chief Trade Counsel for the
Simon Lester 29 Nov 2020 24 min read

Webinar on the European Commission White Paper on Foreign Subsidies

Here are the details for a webinar presented by the Centre of European Law, King’s College London & George Washington University Law School (register here): Webinar – Towards a European Economic Sovereignty? Some reflections on the Commission White Paper on Foreign Subsidies - 1 December 2020 The European Commission is concerned
Simon Lester 29 Nov 2020 2 min read

Brexit and Steel Safeguards

If we need any reminder that the Brexit transition period is drawing to a close, and of the implications for UK/EU trade, then two public notices issued over the past few months should do the trick. These notices, one by the UK and the other by the EU Commission,
Jesse Kreier 26 Nov 2020 2 min read

Solving the Challenges to World Trade (New Essay by Steve Charnovitz)

My new Essay, "Solving the Challenges to World Trade" has been posted as GWU Legal Studies Research Paper 2020-78.  The paper is available for download on SSRN at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3736069.  Here is the abstract of the Essay: World trade
Charnovitz 23 Nov 2020 1 min read

Carbon Trading - Countervailing Free Allowances

I guess I must be the only lawyer on either side of the Atlantic that missed two pending US countervail cases involving the EU's Emission Trading Scheme. The investigations, involving Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Italy and Germany, include allegations that the free emission allowances given to
Jesse Kreier 23 Nov 2020 2 min read

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The Section 301 Forced Labor Import Ban Report

On June 2, 2026, USTR released its report on its Section 301 investigation into acts, policies, and practices of various economies related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor.
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What To Expect from the USMCA Review?

The USMCA review is almost upon us. How exactly things will proceed is a bit unclear, as we've never done this sort of thing before, but July 1 is the six year anniversary of the USMCA's entry into force.
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China in the World Trading System: A Response to Chad, and Some Comments on Froman-Greer

I'm going to use this post to (1) respond to Chad and (2) comment on an exchange between current U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer and former U.S. Trade Rep. Mike Froman at a recent CFR event.
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My Response To Simon on China in the World Trading System

Here are two quick reactions to the super important question of what explains why countries did not use WTO dispute settlement to push China to change.
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My Questions for Chad on China in the World Trading System

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