As per a report from The Information, Broadcom Inc has come under scrutiny from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following complaints that it is forcing exclusive agreements with customers. As per the report, the FTC is in the early stages… Read More ›
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Chinese clamps down on Alibaba, orders divestiture of media assets
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Chinese government has ordered Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to divest all of its media assets. Discussions over the matter have been ongoing since the beginning of this year, with sources… Read More ›
Australia’s Cotton On starts investigating usage of forced prison labor by China’s Zhejiang Yunguang Printing
On Tuesday, Australian clothing retailer Cotton On Group stated, it is investigating a Chinese supplier over fears that it uses forced prison labor. The development comes in the wake of British supermarket operator Tesco PLC suspending ties with the same… Read More ›
British supermarket giant Tesco suspends Chinese Christmas cards supplier over forced labor report
Following a press report of a Chinese supplier of its Chinese supplier of Christmas cards employing foreign prisoners in forced labor camps, British supermarket giant Tesco suspended its contract with the Chinese supplier. “We abhor the use of prison labor… Read More ›
China gauging impact of U.S. report under Section 301
The U.S. has proposed to expand the list of high-technologies listed under Section 301 which bars their exports to countries that are deemed as unfriendly. On Thursday, a spokesman from China’s Commerce Ministry stated, Beijing is in the process of… Read More ›
European Commission drags China to WTO over alleged patents violations
Although the EU action on China shares common ground with the U.S., the route taken by the European Commission is however significantly different in that its less dramatic and disruptive. With the European Commission (EC) dragging China to the World… Read More ›
U.S. Department of Treasury aiming to plug and strengthen CFIUS law
The strategic move by the Trump Administration is aimed at rationalizing the treatment of business investment in the United States. As per a senior Treasury official, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is weighing options to restrict investments by Chinese… Read More ›
The United States threatens to impose tariffs on Chinese imports worth at least $100 billion
The U.S. tariffs are aimed at forcing China to modify and suitably change its coercive trade policy of forcible transfers of U.S. intellectual property to its domestic companies and gain technological advantage. U.S. President Donald Trump has directed official to… Read More ›