The Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive (ONCIX) has published its 2009-2011 biennial report to Congress appraising the threat to the U.S. from foreign economic collection and industrial espionage. The report finds that the pace of espionage activities against major U.S. corporations and government agencies is accelerating, with much of this activity appearing to originate in China and Russia.
The International Trade Commission announces the availability of its 2011 report, "Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade." The annual report presents a statistical overview of U.S. trade in services and highlights some of the service sectors and geographic markets that contribute substantially to recent services trade performance.
The International Trade Administration has published its quarterly list of recently completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations; terminated scope and anticircumvention inquiries; and pending scope inquiries and anticircumvention rulings.
The International Trade Commission has issued its report providing an overview of regional trends in Southeast Asia in the areas of economic integration, export competitiveness, and inbound investment for six of the 12 priority sectors identified in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) 2007 Economic Community Blueprint.
The Congressional Research Service has issued a report entitled “China and the United States -- A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies.”
The People´s Bank of China has issued a 12 point Q&A on its decision to further reform the RMB (renminbi or yuan) exchange rate regime and increase the RMB exchange rate flexibility. Highlights of these 12 Q&As include the following:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recently posted to its Web site the President's 2010 Trade Policy Agenda and 2009 Annual Report on the Administration's progress on trade issues and future objectives.
The European Commission has published its annual report on barriers to trade and investment in the U.S. The report focuses on some key trade barriers and measures that prevent European Union exporters from tapping into the full potential of the U.S. market. It notes some continuing concerns and highlights a number of new barriers introduced in 2008. (Press Release, dated 07/27/09, available at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1193&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en)
In Target Corporation, v. U.S., the Court of International Trade upheld the International Trade Administration's final affirmative circumvention determination on remand that mixed-wax candles were later-developed merchandise covered by the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from China.
The European Commission has released its third report on new potentially trade restrictive measures planned or implemented by its trading partners in the face of the economic crisis.