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Beijing warns of counter measures

Beijing warns of counter measures

Responding to Donald Trump’s additional tariffs, China has warned it would have no choice but to take ‘synchronised counter measures’. In the latest twist to the on-going trade conflict between the two global superpowers, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce made the...
Is Thailand the new China?

Is Thailand the new China?

Following Beijing’s ban on importing waste, fears have been raised of a spike in e-waste being dumped in Thailand instead. The Basel Action Network, a Seattle-based charitable organisation dedicated to fighting toxic trade and its associated injustices, has release...
USTR imposes tariffs on Chinese products

USTR imposes tariffs on Chinese products

Following an executive memorandum to the USTR last month, the Trade Representative has released a sizeable list of Chinese-origin products which will incur 25 percent ad valorem duty. As Lexology reports, on 3 April, the USTR released a notice in which it proposes to...