On August 14th, 2017, President of the United States signed a memorandum, requesting the Office of the United States Trade Representative (&ldquo;USTR&rdquo;) to initiate a Section 301 investigation against China according to the U.S. Trade Act of 1974 Section 302(b). This investigation aims to make sure whether any Chinese laws, policies or practices are unreasonable or discriminatory that lead to damages to U.S. Intellectual Property, innovation or technology development. The USTR published a notice and announced this investigation on August18th. On October10th, public hearing regarding the initiation of the Section 301 investigation will be held in the United States International Trade Commission building. As at the close of business on September 28th, 45 associations, chambers of commerce, corporations or individuals submitted comments, and 10 of them requested to attend the public hearing and to testify before the USTR. &nbsp; To offer an opportunity for the interested public to understand and learn more about the Section 301 investigation, DHH Washington DC Law Office will hold a lecture &ldquo;Interpreting 301 in Good Faith and International Trade Dispute Resolution&rdquo; on October 9th, 2017, 4:00pm - 6:00pm at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 7th&nbsp;Floor, Washington, D.C. The deadline to RSVP is 6pm on October 8th, 2017, at&nbsp;<a href="https://interpreting301hearing.eventbrite.com/">https://interpreting301hearing.eventbrite.com</a>. &nbsp; The lecture will be moderated by Mr. REN Li, Partner of Beijing DHH Law Firm, and Ms. ZHU Sha, Marketing Director of DHH Washington DC Law Office. &nbsp; The 90-minute English seminar will break down evenly among three speakers, followed by a 30-minute Q&amp;A session: &nbsp; 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Understanding October 10th&nbsp;Section 301 Investigation public hearing FANG Chunhui, Senior Partner of Beijing DHH Law Firm 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A win-win strategy towards settling Section 301 Investigation LIU Xinze, Executive Director of DHH Washington DC Law Office 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evaluating the four mechanisms for international trade dispute resolutions in the era of globalization &ndash; and the implications of a unilateral US Section 301 Investigation JIANG Qi, General Director of Beijing DHH Law Firm &nbsp; Q&amp;A: TANG Yongchang, senior US lawyer, Executive Deputy Director of DHH Washington DC Law Office REN Li, Beijing DHH Law Firm Director of Cross-border Antitrust Team

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<div style="text-align: justify;"> In August, the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer formally initiated an investigation of China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The investigation will seek to determine whether acts, policies, and practices of the Government of China related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation are unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict US commerce. Lawyers from Beijing DHH Law Firm have played an important role in the ongoing Section 301 Investigation. Mr Jiang Qi, the Managing Partner of DHH, and Mr Liu Xinze, the Executive Director of DHH Washington D.C. Office, are leading a team of DHH lawyers in defending the Chinese government against the Section 301 investigation. Earlier this month, DHH lawyers Mr Jiang Qi and Mr John Tang provided oral testimony at the Section 301 Investigation Hearing held at the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington D.C. DHH lawyer Mr Liu Xinze also provided testimony on behalf of the China General Chamber of Commerce. Mr Jiang Qi and Mr John Tang began by expressing their hope that the Sino-US trade relationship will continue to develop harmoniously. &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> The DHH legal team went on to explain how the Chinese legal system has, despite its shortfalls, incorporated the requirements and standards set by the WTO. As China is becoming a more developed country, its intellectual property protection laws are similarly being affected on a daily basis. We see this in the progression of changes to China&#39;s patent, trademark, and copyright laws, which continue to expand the level of protection, increase statutory damages, and implement better enforcement not only for foreign investors in China but also for its domestic companies. China taken steps to pass special rules specifically protecting foreign intellectual property. For example, the recently passed &quot;Action Plan for Protecting Foreign Companies&#39; Intellectual Property Rights&quot; is aimed at taking action against intellectual property violations on foreign companies&#39; intellectual property in China. The plan lists 11 working tasks, clarifies responsibilities for each participating department, calls for a harsh clampdown on violations of trade secret, patent right, malicious trademark registration, infringing famous brands, and intellectual property infringement and piracy. These efforts by the Chinese government are intended to create market conditions as well as create investment conditions that encourage fair competition. The DHH lawyers went on to explain that although some cross-border mergers and acquisitions are carried out by business entities that have government ownership, politics does not have an influence on business decisions. Chinese businesses, whether private or those with government ownership, make decisions on an independent basis to the best judgement of the management of those businesses. In response to a question on joint venture requirements for operating in China, Mr Liu Xinze explained that a joint venture requirement is not uncommon throughout the world, with even the most developed economies such as the US maintaining some reservations regarding foreign investment access. There are about 20 sectors that are reserved by the US, and many other countries also retained reservations regarding foreign investment through the means of joint venture or foreign investment limitation. For example, Japan, Canada, Australia, Korea, Singapore, India, Vietnam, Malaysia and many other countries retain such foreign equity limitations or joint venture requirements. The level of openness to foreign investment depends to a large extent on the economic level of the host country. A general observation is that developing countries, such as India, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia etc are more likely to have joint venture requirements or other limitations. &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> In China, the joint venture requirements or foreign equity limitations are becoming less common. In the 1990s, there were about 90 restrictions, but now there are only 35 sectors that are subject to restrictions. Out of these 35 sectors, only some have joint venture requirements or foreign equity limitations. Furthermore, many of these sectors include areas such as banking, insurance, securities, education and healthcare, so the rationale behind the joint venture requirement is clearly not to obtain the technology of foreign companies. In the next step of the Section 301 Investigation, the USTR will likely issue a damage assessment figure that can be used as the basis for a preliminary calculation of potential sanctions. These sanctions could be implemented if the US decides that China is making insufficient progress towards satisfactory resolution of the problems identified in the original complaint. US President Donald Trump will visit Beijing in early November and we are likely to get a clearer picture of the situation by then. Beijing DHH Law Firm will continue to play a key role in defending the Chinese government against the Section 301 Investigation. &nbsp;</div>
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Beijing DHH Law Firm Playing an Important Role in Section 301 Investigation

<div style="text-align: justify;">On October 27th, 2017, DHH Washington DC Law Office Executive Director Mr. Xinze Liu and Deputy Director Mr. Yongchang Tang were invited to attend the &ldquo;2017 LexisNexis Legal Summit (Shanghai)&rdquo;.&nbsp; Mr. Liu made a speech named &ldquo;Thoughts of Trade Remedy Triggered by 301 Investigation&rdquo; in the &ldquo;Summit Seminar: Compliance and Going Out&rdquo;. &nbsp; This Summit attracted many experts from legal practice, investment community, legal department of large enterprises, arbitration and other related industries. VIP speakers included the Managing Director of Greater China and North Asia at LexisNexis Mr. Tyson Wienker, Deputy Secretary General of Shanghai Arbitration Commission Mr. Chunwei Lu, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone United Development Corporation Financial Consulting Department Director Ms. Yueqiong Zhang, etc. Cross-border experts provided valuable insights from different perspectives and exchanged their ideas on themes like &ldquo;compliance abroad&rdquo;, &ldquo;pharmaceutical compliance&rdquo;, &ldquo;cyber security compliance&rdquo;, &ldquo;anti-trust&rdquo; and &ldquo;financial compliance&rdquo;. Speakers discussed and explored topics such as the equity structure of proposed listed companies, IPO review, PE regulations and other specific issues related to capital markets in the &ldquo;Capital Roundtable Forum&rdquo;. &nbsp; Mr. Liu Xinze is the Director of Beijing DHH Law Firm International Trade Dispute and Compliance Practice. He has represented domestic rubber and steel industries several times to respond to the Section 337 Investigations initiated by the U.S. and has accordingly obtained favorable tax rates. During his speech, Mr. Liu analyzed the risks for Chinese enterprises to go abroad from the aspect of international trade and trade remedy, especially the risks arising from the background of Section 301 Investigation and how to prevent or prepare for potential trade disputes. &nbsp; After the speech, other speakers and audiences raised questions to Mr. Liu about follow-up work of the Section 301 Investigation, access to the U.S. market, security review, anti-foreign corruption review and related Intellectual Property investigations. Mr. Liu answered each question in detail and with professionalism. &nbsp; Recently, DHH Law Firm organized an expert team, which constituted leaders from anti-trust, Intellectual Property, and trade remedy, pursuant to the U.S.&rsquo;s announcement of the initiation of the Section 301 investigation consultation period. The expert team cooperated with senior foreign trade lawyers to represent and defend the Chinese enterprises&rsquo; rights. This move attracted praise from domestic industry associations, trade organizations, China General Chamber of Commerce-USA, and attentions from the press. &nbsp; Please visit the link to watch the live of Summit: <a href="http://mudu.tv/watch/1341100?referVisitorId=1509100670c4chxtv5cb">http://mudu.tv/watch/1341100?referVisitorId=1509100670c4chxtv5cb</a> &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">On August 14th, 2017, President of the United States signed a memorandum, requesting the Office of the United States Trade Representative (&ldquo;USTR&rdquo;) to initiate a Section 301 investigation against China according to the U.S. Trade Act of 1974 Section 302(b). This investigation aims to make sure whether any Chinese laws, policies or practices are unreasonable or discriminatory that lead to damages to U.S. Intellectual Property, innovation or technology development. The USTR published a notice and announced this investigation on August18th. On October10th, public hearing regarding the initiation of the Section 301 investigation will be held in the United States International Trade Commission building. As at the close of business on September 28th, 45 associations, chambers of commerce, corporations or individuals submitted comments, and 10 of them requested to attend the public hearing and to testify before the USTR.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">To offer an opportunity for the interested public to understand and learn more about the Section 301 investigation, DHH Washington DC Law Office will hold a lecture &ldquo;Interpreting 301 in Good Faith and International Trade Dispute Resolution&rdquo; on October 9th, 2017, 4:00pm - 6:00pm at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. The deadline to RSVP is 6pm on October 8th, 2017, at&nbsp;<a href="https://interpreting301hearing.eventbrite.com/">https://interpreting301hearing.eventbrite.com</a>.</div>&nbsp;
<div style="text-align: justify;">The lecture will be moderated by Mr. REN Li, Partner of Beijing DHH Law Firm, and Ms. ZHU Sha, Marketing Director of DHH Washington DC Law Office. &nbsp; The 90-minute English seminar will break down evenly among three speakers, followed by a 30-minute Q&amp;A session: &nbsp; 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Understanding October 10th Section 301 Investigation public hearing FANG Chunhui, Senior Partner of Beijing DHH Law Firm 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A win-win strategy towards settling Section 301 Investigation LIU Xinze, Executive Director of DHH Washington DC Law Office 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evaluating the four mechanisms for international trade dispute resolutions in the era of globalization &ndash; and the implications of a unilateral US Section 301 Investigation JIANG Qi, General Director of Beijing DHH Law Firm &nbsp; Q&amp;A: TANG Yongchang, senior US lawyer, Executive Deputy Director of DHH Washington DC Law Office REN Li, Beijing DHH Law Firm Director of Cross-border Antitrust Team &nbsp; About the Speakers:</div>&nbsp;
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<div style="text-align: justify;">JIANG Qi is the General Director of the Beijing DHH Law Firm. Mr. Jiang has practiced law for more than 20 years and handled more than 2,000 cases of which about 1,000 were litigation cases and about 1,000 cases were non-litigation cases, handling a cumulative case worth of over 100 billion RMB. Jiang Qi has long been committed to the study of legal issues of the letters of credit, independent guarantees, and trade finance. His doctoral thesis is &ldquo;Study on Legal Risk of the Letter of Credit and International Trade Finance&rdquo;. Jiang Qi focuses on providing legal services in the area of documentary credit, domestic letters of credit, independent guarantees and trade finance. &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> LIU Xinze is a Senior Partner of Beijing DHH Law Firm and the Executive Director of DHH Washington DC Law Office. Mr. Liu is mainly engaged in legal services such as appeals and responses to anti-dumping and anti-countervailing investigations for domestic industry. He is familiar with the domestic industry and market, and is an expert in accounting issues related to antitrust and anti-dumping. He also has a broad business experience and specializes in antitrust and overseas investment and M&amp;A. &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">TANG Yongchang is the Business Director of DHH Washington DC Law Office. Mr. Tang focuses his practice on assisting foreign clients in China with corporate planning, corporate set up, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property protection, general corporate law, and governmental lobbying. In the United States, Mr. Tang assists clients with general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate law, intellectual property protection, and securities law.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">FANG Chunhui is a Senior Partner and Patent Attorney of Beijing DHH Law Firm, candidate of UC Berkeley LL.M. professional track. Mr. Fang has in-depth knowledge of intellectual property laws in China, Europe and the United States and maintains close interaction with law practitioners overseas.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">REN Li is the Director of Cross-border Antitrust Team of our Beijing DHH Law Firm. Mr. Ren graduated from the Law School of University of International Business and Economics, where he obtained his Ph.D in law. He also earned an LL.M. degree from the Temple University Law School. As a senior lawyer specializing in antitrust law, Mr. Ren has more than 10 years of experience in antitrust notification, antitrust investigation in cartel and abuse, pre-merger counseling, etc. He has represented many companies in pre-merger filing process before MOFCOM in about 20 transactions, among which 3 cases were approved with condition. Mr. Ren has also advised and represented the target companies before SAIC or NDRC. With respect to dispute resolution, Mr. Ren has represented clients in numerous disputes relevant to share transfer agreements, real estate sales, international sale of goods, distribution agreement, surety under commercial transactions, etc. About the Moderator: &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">ZHU Sha is the Marketing Director of DHH Washington DC Law Office. She obtained her master&rsquo;s degree in international affairs from George Washington University and Peking University. She focuses her practice in investment compliance, public policy, project management, media relations and government relations. About DHH Washington DC Law Office DHH Washington DC Law Office is the North America branch of Beijing DHH Law Firm, a top legal service provider in China since 1993. Over 1,000 DHH legal professionals work at Beijing headquarters and 19 other top-tier Chinese cities. Following the organic growth and globalization of its clients, DHH expands into major international markets, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Toronto, Sydney, Singapore, Seoul, and Taipei. &nbsp; Its practices are centered on the following pillars: International trade and customs Anti-corruption law Banking and financing Comprehensive dispute resolution Intellectual property and internet Real estate and construction engineering Corporate law Government affairs Securitas and capital market &nbsp; DHH Washington DC Law Office was established in 2015. To this day, it is still the one and only Chinese law firm in Washington DC area. It aims to be a window, a bridge and a practice platform. A window to introduce Chinese law updates and enforcement measures to interested US audience; a bridge to leverage legal resources to meet clients&rsquo; rising need across borders; and a practice platform for rising legal professionals and law graduates to get hands-on experiences. &nbsp; China Law Express is DHH signature event, free and open to public, normally scheduled every fourth Friday from 3:30pm to 5pm EST, at DHH office located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 700, Washington DC 20004. Please follow us on WeChat, Facebook for future events and event summaries. &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp; Wechat: DHH Washington DC&nbsp; <img alt="" src="/uploads/171010/1-1G01013403X34.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" /> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dhhlawfirm/">https://www.facebook.com/dhhlawfirm/</a> &nbsp;</div>

Interpreting Section 301 in Good Faith and International Trade Dispute Resolution

<div style="text-align: justify;">From September 18 through 28, 2017, the CCPIT delegation visited institutions and law firms in Washington D.C. and New York to deepen understanding of trade dispute resolution and intellectual property protection. DHH Washington DC Law Office was appointed as its host firm in D.C. to deliver a panel discussion on these very matters. In addition, leveraging on DHH&rsquo;s expansive networks in Washington D.C. and New York, DHH also arranged business meetings with associations and US law firms. &nbsp;&nbsp; On September 21st, 2017, the 5th China Law Express was successfully held at the Ronald Reagan Building. Partner of Beijing DHH Law Firm and Executive Director of Washington DC office Mr. Liu Xinze, Business Director Mr. John Tang and Marketing Director Ms. Sha Zhu hosted a special delegation from China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (&ldquo;CCPIT&rdquo;)&rsquo;s Legal Affairs Department. Executive Director Mr. Liu first introduced his decade long practice in anti-dumping, anti-trust, countervailing duties, Section 337 investigations, trade remedy, and cross-border M&amp;A etc. He has represented several Chinese domestic enterprises to file anti-dumping applications to China Ministry of Commerce and represented anti-dumping cases initiated by almost 20 countries. He is very familiar with the market condition and industrial development in China, as well as accounting issues related to international trade. Mr. Liu further elaborated the comparative advantage of DHH Washington DC Office in handling cases of this nature, including, but not limited to, familiarity with court procedures, abundant experiences in collaborating with foreign law firms, and strict application of cost control, etc. Mr. Tang began by introducing common issues Chinese companies face when first entering the U.S. market, such as CIFUS and FCPA, site selection and incorporation, accounting, and payment collection. Due to the different legal regimes in China and the U.S., Chinese companies have to learn local laws and be compliant with local regulations. For instance, many companies are not aware of the managerial and taxation differences between LLC and Corporation, which can significantly impact their business. Ms. Zhu introduced the establishment of DHH Washington DC Office and its practice areas. Furthermore, DHH is an active member of the China General Chamber of Commerce, has established strong relationships with the Economic Affairs Section of Chinese Embassy, US China Business Council, National Association of Manufactures, etc. As Chinese companies become more sophisticated in their needs for legal services and government relations, DHH Washington DC thrives to pioneer the effort and represent the collective voice of Chinese enterprises. Towards the conclusion of the seminar, the head of the CCPIT delegation announced an exciting news: Beijing DHH Law Firm becomes the one and only Chinese law firm winning three bids in CCPIT&rsquo;s legal service provider database, the three categories are: trade dispute and remedy, intellectual property rights protection and cross border conflict resolution. It is an honor as well as a responsibility for DHH to continue in serving Chinese business interests internationally.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">To enrich the visit, DHH Washington DC Office also led the arrangement of site visits to organizations and firms that are core to US-China trade and investment. In the morning of September 21st, the CCPIT delegation visited US China Business Council and was hosted by Director of Business Advisory Service Ms. Anna Tucker, who introduced USCBC&rsquo;s 40-year service in providing policy analysis and advocacy for U.S. companies on Capitol Hill and in China. She also shared USCBC&rsquo;s viewpoint on changes in US-China commercial relations under the Trump administration. In the afternoon of September 21st, the CCPIT delegation visited US Chamber of Commerce and was hosted by Director of China Center Ms. Jocelyn Chan and Mr. Matthew Margulies. Ms. Chan introduced the long-standing collaboration between CCPIT and US Chamber, especially in the areas of trade and IPR enforcement. &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">In the morning of September 22nd, the CCPIT delegation visited Baker Hostetler law firm and had in-depth exchanges with experienced practitioners in Section 337 and 301 investigations, CFIUS, trade remedies and trade disputes resolutions. &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">In the afternoon of September 22nd, the CCPIT delegation visited Covington &amp; Burling LLP. Three panels were organized by former high-ranking government officials and experienced partners, including Robert Wang, Alan Larson, Gina Vetere, James McCall Smith, Peter Lichtenbaum and Spethen Rademaker. The panels started off with an overview of US-China trade environment and discussed Section 201, 232, 301 and 337 investigations in detail.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>
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