United States – China Trade Conflict Escalates Following Hong Kong Unrest

The U.S.-China trade war proceeds to escalate, most recently fueled by U.S. concerns around China’s assertion of expanding authority around Hong Kong. The U.S. and Chinese governments have exchanged jabs as a result of the use of financial sanctions measures, vacation bans and other trade measures, some of which are largely symbolic, but some of which have significant functional effect….
By: Dechert LLP