Research Articles

Pressure for Stricter UFLPA Enforcement as US Customs Detains Over $1 Billion in Goods
In its first nine months of implementation, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) used the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention...
Corporate Implications of US Designation of Xinjiang Genocide
There are no legal repercussions for a genocide designation under US law, though it intensifies reputational risk and could...
Uncertainty Looming in China’s Changing IP Environment
Companies generally agree that the IP commitments included in the Phase One agreement are a step in the right direction. Some...
CFIUS Reform Bill Signed Into Law, Treasury Begins Implementation Through Pilot Program
Recent reforms to the operations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) removed some of the...
SOEs … what now? Government procurement amid trade frictions
As tensions between the United States and China grow, US companies are exploring strategies to maintain and expand their sales...
Food Safety Requirements Could Stop Food Importers
Changes stemming from the implementation of China’s Food Safety Law threaten to block imports of a wide range of food products...
Mid-Year Assessment: Reforms and US-China Trade Relations
Disappointing bilateral negotiations between the United States and China have added few new successes to lackluster investment...