CommLaw Monitor
United States Begins Implementing U.S.-China Trade Arrangement, Lowers Fentanyl-Related Tariffs and Delays Reciprocal Tariff Rate Hike
On November 4, 2025, President Trump issued two Executive Orders to carry out U.S. commitments pursuant to a trade arrangement reached October 30 with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Together, the orders (1)…
CECC Hearing Turns Spotlight on Supplier Audits & Certifications in China
On April 30, 2024, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (“CECC”) held a hearing entitled “ Factories and Fraud in the PRC: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible,” in which expert…
FLETF Adds Textile, Agriculture and Technology Companies to the UFLPA Entity List
On December 8, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force is adding three new entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Entity List. The…
House 90-Day Review Report Calls for “Win-At-All-Costs” Approach to Preventing PRC Access to Critical U.S. Technology
On December 7, 2023, the U.S. House of Representative’s Foreign Affairs Committee (House Committee) released a 90-day report (the Report) on the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). The report…
Annual Report to Congress Proposes Counters to China’s Military-Civil Fusion Program
On November 14, 2023, the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission (the Commission) published its annual report to Congress. The report covers a wide range of topics, including a detailed assessment of the…