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Strategic Decision-Making in a polarised US-China Trade Environment
April 28, 2022
Since the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") formally initiated the Section 301 investigation against China in late August 2017, much has transpired in the trade relations between the United States and China. A so called “Phase One Agreement” was reached in late 2019, which brought [...]
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Practical Considerations in On-Shoring or Friend-Shoring Manufacturing: Relocation of Machinery and Tooling
April 19, 2022
China remains the world’s second largest economy, and may indeed surpass the US before the COVID-19 pandemic. An increasing proportion of China’s industrial output and other Asian output is consumed locally or regionally within the Asia Pacific. As a result, US brand owners, manufacturers, and [...]
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Exciting Times Ahead for Trade Lawyers in China
November 2, 2021
Interview by China Law & Practice Q3 2018 William Marshall of Tiang & Partners speaks to Jacelyn Johnson about the exciting times of being a trade lawyer amidst a burgeoning trade war between US and China, the impact of tariffs, and what lawyers should expect [...]
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Whistleblower Receives Reward of Over USD$1.2 million (more than HK$9.3 million) in a Customs Fraud Settlement with the U.S. Dept. of Justice
August 26, 2021
On 28 July 2021, the U.S. Dept. of Justice announced a settlement in a customs fraud case[1].  The announced settlement of US$6 million includes underpaid duties and penalties against the importer of Chinese apparel and his two related companies.  This settlement also includes a 20% [...]
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Three Big Mistakes Many (Most?) Consumer Goods Companies Make in their ESG Compliance Programs
June 9, 2021
It is no secret that climate policy and human rights are now at the top of the US government’s policy agenda[1].  While social and environmental responsibility and sustainability efforts have long been a routine business practice in the consumer goods supply chain, those efforts have [...]
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Qui Tam, Qui Vincit: Will Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Imports Finally Bring an Onslaught of Trade-related Whistleblower Cases under the False Claims Act
May 22, 2021
Since late 2012, there has been a standing prediction amongst trade and customs lawyers that a wave of whistleblower cases alleging false claims in customs and trade transactions would eventually overwhelm importers[1].  This prediction seemed reasonable in the wake of a $45 million settlement between [...]
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Rumours of Hong Kong’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
March 17, 2021
The current political situation in Hong Kong has been at the top of the global news cycle for the better part of two years. In 2019 the news was dominated by pro-democracy political protests.  In 2020 reporting on Hong Kong focused on the Central Government’s [...]
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Supply Chain Restructures: Do as They Do and not as They Say
October 30, 2020
Both political parties have made promises around the return of manufacturing to the Unites States. Vote for them and this will be the certain result of their shrewd policies, so they say.  Leaving aside the grandiosity of these promises, it highlights one of the few [...]
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China’s Revised Controls on the Export of Technology: Possibly a Significant Escalation in the US-China Trade Dispute
September 2, 2020
I have mentioned early on in the US-China trade dispute that China is not without its own levers with which to impact the bi-lateral trade in high-tech goods and technology. It seems after more than two years of some restraint in this regard, China is [...]
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China Reduces Duties on Automotive Imports
May 23, 2018
On 22 May, China has announced duty reductions on imported automotive vehicles and parts.  The duty rate for imported vehicles has reduced to 15% from 25% whilst the duty rate for parts has generally been reduced to 6%. Please find a link to the announcement [...]
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Weekly Insights, News & Regulatory Summary 22-28 April 2018
April 27, 2018
INSIGHTS US Sanctions Impact on HK Fintech 24-Apr-2018 Hong Kong is transitioning from a major hub of traditional financial services to one of equal or greater significance in the crytocurrency and fintech space. Whilst the bodies well for the future of Hong Kong's financial services [...]
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US Sanctions Impact on HK Fintech
April 24, 2018
Fintech Future by William Marshall 01-May-2018 Hong Kong is transitioning from a major hub of traditional financial services to one of equal or greater significance in the cryptocurrency and fintech space.  Whilst this bodes well for the future of Hong Kong’s financial services sector and [...]
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