On February 10 and 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued two presidential proclamations—Adjusting Imports of Steel into The United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into The United States—that fully reinstated and...more
2/17/2025
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Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
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
On January 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) regulation restricting U.S. outbound investments in certain advanced technology sectors in China (the Final Rule) takes effect. Thereafter, investments by...more
12/31/2024
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CFIUS ,
Covered Transactions ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Persons ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
National Security ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Private Equity ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Technology ,
U.S. Treasury
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
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
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