China has submitted a request to Canada for consultation at the World Trade Organization on additional tariffs it has imposed on Chinese electric vehicles as well as steel and aluminum products, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday. “On Sept. 6, China lodged a request for consultations with Canada at the WTO regarding Canada’s additional tariffs … Read more
China said on Tuesday it plans to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, after Ottawa moved to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, lifting prices of domestic rapeseed oil futures to a one-month peak. Canada has followed the lead of the United States and European Union, and announced last week a 100 … Read more
Chinese investments in India should be allowed, barring those that carry security risks, said leading economist Arvind Panagariya, who is chairman of the 16th Finance Commission. This will also give India leverage against China, he told Deepshikha Sikarwar in an interview. In his latest book, India’s Trade Policy, a collection of writings on trade policy, … Read more
The U.S. is dramatically increasing the duty it charges on softwood lumber imports from Canada, setting the rate at 14.54 per cent. The previous duty was 8.05 per cent. The new rate was shared with trade groups and government officials on Tuesday, but was not immediately posted to the U.S. Federal Register. In a written statement, Mary Ng, … Read more
China’s economic system is founded on the reforms carried out in the 1990s. With the unification of dual exchange rates in 1994, markets became the main tool to set prices. Many state-owned enterprises were either privatised or went bankrupt. Since then, privately managed businesses have consistently gained ground. The conventional formula to describe the role … Read more
Now, nearly 11 years later, I would have to say that while the Chinese economy has progressed on many fronts, the implementation of those reforms has been disappointing. I think the critique that was raised by former Premier Wen Jiabao in March of 2007 – when he warned that the Chinese economy, while strong on … Read more
After a seven-month investigation into subsidies in China’s EV sector, the EU announced last week that it would raise tariffs on Chinese EVs by up to 38 per cent from July 4. Under World Trade Organization rules, China should impose a “higher provisional tariff” of up to 25 per cent on large petrol-powered vehicles from … Read more
The U.S. plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election-year move that’s likely to increase friction between the world’s two largest economies. The tariffs are unlikely to have much of an inflationary impact because of how they’re structured. Administration officials said they … Read more
Taiwan’s King Yuan Electronics Co (KYEC), one of the world’s largest semiconductor testing and packaging services firms, has divested its entire stake in a subsidiary at manufacturing hub Suzhou, in eastern Jiangsu province, as part of efforts to exit mainland China amid geopolitical tensions and cross-strait chip supply chain changes. KYEC unit KYEC Microelectronics Co … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Wednesday (Mar 6) it will closely monitor how the EU responds to a WTO ruling that supported the bloc’s stance that palm oil-based biodiesel should not count as a renewable biofuel, but sought changes in how it implemented that decision. A World Trade Organization adjudicating panel, in its first ruling … Read more
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