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China's Ministry of Commerce criticized the FCC's recent decision to ban imports of foreign-made drones and drone parts that have not yet been approved by the agency, saying the U.S. is overusing the "concept of national security" to suppress trade between Chinese and American firms. "China urges the U.S. to cease its erroneous practices and immediately rescind the relevant measures," a ministry spokesperson said last week, responding to a reporter's question at a press conference. "If the U.S. continues to act unilaterally, China will resolutely take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises."
The FCC is banning imports of foreign-made drones and drone parts that have not yet been approved by the agency, it said in a news release Dec. 22.
The Trump administration filed its reply brief on Oct. 30 in the Supreme Court cases on the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, addressing a host of arguments relating to the text of the IEEPA, all of the statute's requirements and the history of the measure (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).
The Federal Communications Commission voted Oct. 28 to “close loopholes” in its restrictions on imports of telecommunications equipment by establishing a process to prohibit imports of previously authorized devices that were subsequently added to the commission’s Covered List of devices that threaten national security, it said in a news release.
Offering its thoughts as an amicus curiae to the Supreme Court’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs case, the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog said that if IEEPA does grant the executive the powers President Donald Trump claims, the law itself is unconstitutional under the nondelegation doctrine (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).
Plaintiffs in the primary case on the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act told the Supreme Court on Sept. 5 that they consent to the high court's review of the case. Responding to the government's petition for writ of certiorari filed after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled against many of the tariffs, the plaintiffs, consisting of five importers, said Supreme Court review is "essential," and the court's "final word is needed urgently" in light of the harm wrought by the tariffs (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250).
The leaders of the House Select Committee on China are asking Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and her staff to examine the sale of Dahua Technology USA to Foxlink, as they believe it is an attempt to evade an import prohibition on Dahua cameras destined for government facilities, critical infrastructure surveillance or other national security uses.
The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on hard empty capsules from Brazil, China, India and Vietnam (A-351-864/C-351-865, A-570-184/C-570-185, A-533-934/C-533-935, A-552-847/C-552-848). The CVD investigations cover entries for the calendar year 2023. The AD investigations on Brazil and India cover entries Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024, and the AD investigations on China and Vietnam cover entries April 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2024.
The Federal Communications Commission is launching a voluntary labeling program for wireless consumer “Internet of Things” products that have been certified and tested to meet FCC IoT cybersecurity standards, the commission said in a final rule released July 29.