As global economic and geopolitical environments enter a new era, companies need to continuously develop and adjust their coherent global business strategies to secure and further expand business opportunities in all markets while minimizing political and legal risks by ensuring compliance. To assist you with that task, Mayer Brown’s US-China Trade Monthly provides news and insights related to the latest US developments impacting the US-China bilateral trade relationship. In the current issue, we will discuss: (1) Operational guidance for importers now that the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is in effect; (2) Takeaways from Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s speech on US policy toward China; and (3) Takeaways from the meeting of the US-EU Trade and Technology Council discussing the status of bilateral cooperation on various technology trade issues.

CBP Provides Operational Guidance for Importers for UFLPA Enforcement

On June 21, 2022, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA” or “Act”) went into effect. In anticipation of this, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (“CBP”) released its operational guidance for importers on June 13, 2022. CBP also hosted a series of webinars, the questions and answers portion of which shed additional light on CBP’s enforcement strategy. CBP cautioned that this guidance is only one part of the strategy, and the trade community should review the entire Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) strategy once available.

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Secretary Blinken Outlines China Policy in Speech

On May 23, Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a speech on US policy toward China at George Washington University. The tone of the speech focused on policy disagreements between the two countries. His speech was divided into three pillars: invest, align, compete.

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US-EU Trade and Technology Council Meets, Discussion Focuses on Russia and China

On May 15-16 2022, the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (“TTC”) met in Paris, France, to discuss the status of bilateral cooperation on the various technology trade issues implicated since the TTC first met in 2021. Although the TTC is not explicitly intended to counter Russian and Chinese influence in the technology space, several recommendations that emerged from the joint statement at the end of the meeting indicate that Russian and Chinese technology use was front of mind for the parties.

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