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I. US SANCTIONS - US Department of the Treasury Sanctions Russian Companies Based on a Determination that They Were Supporting Sanctions Evasion: On March 25, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...more
Last June (2023), in response to a ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued HQ H324098, clarifying what it means to be an “owner or purchaser”...more
President elect Lai Ching-te’s victory in Taipei ignited tensions across the Taiwan strait and now the geopolitical field waits to see if China will kick off World War Three. I’m only slightly joking, but Beijing has exerted...more
On December 31, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed the the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) into law to address the ongoing exploitation of the ethnic minority Uyghur population by the government of the...more
On December 12, 2023, the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (“Select Committee”) released a report titled “Reset, Prevent, Build: A Strategy to Win America’s Economic Competition with the Chinese...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will categorically ban devices over national security concerns for the first time in history. Per a new order, the FCC will prohibit the import and sale of devices produced by...more
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Beijing has long claimed the country of Taiwan – one of the largest economies in Asia, and a key part of the world’s supply chains – as part of China. Chinese military drills following Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s early August trip...more
Senators Josh Hawley and Kristen Gillibrand re-introduced new legislation on February 3, 2022, aimed at combatting the use of forced labor in supply chains worldwide. This move comes on the heels of the December 2021 passage,...more
Takeaways - As a national and economic security initiative, the Biden administration is developing policies to protect several critical supply chains. The Commerce Department is expected to take further measures to...more
President Biden signed into law on December 23 legislation that will, for the first time, require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to detain all imports that are made wholly or partly in the Xinjiang Uyghur...more
1. Biden Administration Trade Posture- The Biden administration is slowly and steadily reviewing the decisions of the Trump administration. So far, the administration has struck a deal with the EU to end the 17-year-old...more
The Situation: As part of a series of recent executive actions regarding the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), President Biden issued a new executive order on June 3, 2021—Executive Order 14032—that refines novel sanctions...more
President Biden's Executive Orders on China underscore the need for experienced counsel in U.S.-China transactions as the two countries' relations continue to impact the regulatory landscape. On June 9, 2021, President Biden...more
On June 3, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order to “solidify and strengthen” a Trump-era executive order prohibiting investment in certain companies with ties to the Chinese military. The purpose of the order is to...more
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The Strategic Competition Act of 2021, approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 21, 2021, signals continued bipartisan consensus to orient U.S. policy towards aggressive action to counter China....more
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The subpoena issuance suggests that the Biden Administration will continue the US Government’s assertive approach to China. The US Department of Commerce, on March 17, 2021, issued subpoenas on multiple Chinese companies...more
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