NEWS AND UPDATES

Chinese Government Procurement Law Implementation Rule Out for Public Comment - January 21, 2010

China Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Update - January 4, 2010

China - ASEAN Free Trade Area - January 4, 2010

China Customs Foreign Trade Stats - October 4, 2009

Overcapacity in the Chinese Solar Industry Prompts MIIT to Draft New Standards - September 25, 2009

U.S. Losing Out on Hundreds of Millions in China - LTI collaborates on an article for the AmCham-China News on the effects of export controls to China

Due to Shortage in Cotton Supply, China Likely to Ease Restrictions on Cotton Imports - Announcement made by China's National Development and Reform Commission on September 27, 2009

Hong Kong Export Control Fact Sheet - The Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department provides a briefing on recent developments in their Strategic Trade Controls

Subsidy of Government Directed Sales from China's National Temporary Corn Reserves - Announced by Ministry of Finance on September 14, 2009

Chinese National Soybean Auction - Held on September 2, 2009 achieves disappointing results

China Eases Restrictions on Fertilizer Distribution Businesses - National Development and Reform Council (NDRC) offers clarification on a circular that was issued on August 28, 2009

A Joint Circular - Issued by six Chinese government departments announcing changes to the import tax policy on major technical equipment imported after July 1, 2009

Measures for the Administration of Food Circulation Permits - Issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (No. 44) on July 30, 2009

China Brief Article - Article written for the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing by Nina Hsu on the impact of U.S. export controls on trade with China.