China announces retaliatory sanctions against the U.S.
On 10th August 2020, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian announced sanctions against 11 U.S. individuals. These sanctions...
U.S. executive orders target TikTok and WeChat
On 6th August 2020, U.S. President Trump issued Executive Order 13942 and 13943 against TikTok and WeChat, respectively. TikTok, a...
UK revises and revokes Hong Kong’s open general licences
Following a statement made by the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary on 20th July 2020, the UK’s Department for International Trade:...
U.S. issues a new executive order on Hong Kong normalization
On 14th July 2020, U.S. President Trump signed Executive Order 13936 announcing the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong (Hong...
BIS amends EAR by updating the Entity List
The U.S Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 11 entities to the Entity...
U.S. takes further action against China
On 29th June 2020, the U.S. Department of State declared that it will end exports of U.S.-origin defense equipment and "will take steps"...
U.S. signs “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019” into law, China reacts
On 27th November 2019, U.S. President Trump signed the “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019” (S. 1838) into law. This law...
BIS adds 28 entities to the Entity List
On 9 October 2019 the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 28 entities to the Entity List (15 CFR,...
Preliminary U.S. Anti-Dumping determinations on fabricated structural steel from Canada, China and M
On 4 September 2019 the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced preliminary anti-dumping (AD) determinations on certain fabricated...
China announces new tariffs on U.S. goods
On 23 August 2019 the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China announced that it will raise additional customs duties 5-10%...
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