On April 2, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order—Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports—that eliminates, for...more
On February 1, 2025, President Trump invoked his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose additional 25% tariffs on products imported from Mexico and Canada and additional 10% tariffs on...more
2/4/2025
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China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Foreign Policy ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
WTO
Early this week, President Trump unveiled his “America First Trade Policy.” The policy, issued as a memorandum to his incoming senior trade and national security officials, offers insights into the new administration’s...more
1/24/2025
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China ,
Export Controls ,
International Trade ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Deficit ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
President-elect Donald Trump’s second term will almost certainly usher in profound changes to U.S. international trade and national security policy....more
1/17/2025
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Donald Trump ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
USTR
President Biden issued a long-awaited executive order, “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern” (the Executive Order or E.O.), on August 9, 2023,...more
8/17/2023
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Biden Administration ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Covered Person ,
Exceptions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. government issued guidance on October 14, 2022, emphasizing that the United States is “prepared to use its broad targeting authorities against non-U.S. persons” who continue to trade with Russia sanctions targets,...more
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders (the EOs) on August 6, 2020, an Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok (TikTok EO) and an Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat (WeChat...more
8/12/2020
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Data Collection ,
Executive Orders ,
Licensing Rules ,
Location Data ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Secretary of Commerce ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Social Media ,
TikTok ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. government on July 14, 2020, took two significant steps to address the evolving situation in Hong Kong. These were primarily in response to the enactment of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding...more
7/22/2020
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China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Exceptions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Foreign Persons ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Autonomy Act (HKAA) ,
Penalties ,
Preferential Trade Status ,
Termination Clauses ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Driven by a newly aggressive “America First” trade policy under the Trump administration, global trade barriers are increasing rapidly, with proposals for new tariffs and non-tariff barriers issued by U.S. and foreign...more
7/26/2018
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China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
WTO
President Donald Trump’s recent decision to impose a wide range of restrictive new measures against China, in response to China’s practices involving U.S. intellectual property and technology, creates new risks, barriers—and...more
3/30/2018
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China ,
Foreign Investment ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
National Security ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR ,
WTO
Under the impact of the Chinese government’s recent formal notices of halting ICOs, Notice 99 and Joint Notice released on September 2, 2017 and September 4, 2017 respectively, Beijing authorities have taken further actions...more
9/20/2017
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Cryptocurrency ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investor Protection ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Securities Exchanges ,
Token Sales ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Trading Platforms ,
Trading Suspension ,
Virtual Currency
The government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has formally announced a suspension to all ICOs and token offerings and financing activities by releasing two notices, namely, the Notice of Seven Ministries Including...more
9/19/2017
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Capital Formation ,
China ,
Crowdfunding ,
Illegal Trading ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investor Protection ,
People's Bank of China ,
Token Sales ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Trade Suspensions ,
Trading Platforms ,
Virtual Currency
President Trump has now appointed the senior members of his administration (some of whom remain subject to U.S. Senate confirmation) who will help him develop, coordinate and enforce U.S. trade policy. Examining the...more
1/20/2017
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China ,
Currency Manipulation ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Popular ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
WTO
President-elect Donald Trump has promised action that could drastically change the rules for U.S. importers and exporters, foreign shippers to the United States and service providers. Whether and how these promises translate...more
11/23/2016
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Cross-Border Transactions ,
Export Controls ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
WTO
On November 10, United States Trade Representative Michael Froman announced a major breakthrough in negotiations with China to eliminate tariffs on information technology products by expanding the scope of the International...more
On December 31, 2013, SolarWorld Industries America (SolarWorld), a U.S. manufacturer of solar panels, petitioned the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) for additional tariffs on...more