Tencent Holdings’ super-app WeChat was removed from a list of “notorious” sellers of counterfeit goods by the US trade office, days after the defence department designated the tech giant as a “Chinese military company”. WeChat is not listed in the 2024 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy published on Wednesday by the US … Read more
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday gave a strong endorsement to Canada’s decision to impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles and 25 per cent on Chinese steel and aluminium as she finalises US duties planned at similar rates. In a statement issued by her office, Tai applauded Canada’s decision to … Read more
Attendees from more than 50 organisations representing thousands of Asian-Americans cited a litany of fears as politicians ramp up anti-China rhetoric, pass laws blocking Chinese nationals from buying property and spread anti-immigrant verbiage. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai is the first Asian-American to hold the cabinet-level position. Photo: AFP For many, public discourse shaped by … Read more
The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office also initiated a probe into China’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, alleging that Beijing used “unfair, non-market policies and practices” to dominate these sectors. Henry Gao, a law professor at Singapore Management University, said he would not be surprised if China imposes countermeasures against the proposed tariffs through countervailing … Read more
