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Chinese exporters ship goods through third countries to conceal true origin; China’s stringent cross-border data transfer rules force European pause in funding of scientific research; and Draft revisions of arbitration law aim to increase oversight and international cooperation on arbitration cases

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Chinese Exporters Conduct “Origin-Washing” to Avoid Trump Tariffs


Chinese exporters are falsifying the true origin of their goods destined for the U.S. by shipping their products via third countries to avoid hefty U.S. tariffs of up to 145%.

Social media platforms like Xiaohongshu are filled with advertisements offering “place-of-origin washing”—i.e., re-issuing a new certificate of origin in third countries for goods destined for the U.S.

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