On August 14^th, 2017, President of the United States signed a memorandum, requesting the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) 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 August18^th. On October10^th, 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 28^th, 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.
 
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 “Interpreting 301 in Good Faith and International Trade Dispute Resolution” on October 9^th, 2017, 4:00pm - 6:00pm at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 7^th Floor, Washington, D.C. The deadline to RSVP is 6pm on October 8^th, 2017, at https://interpreting301hearing.eventbrite.com.
 
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.
 
The 90-minute English seminar will break down evenly among three speakers, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session:
 
1.      Understanding October 10^th Section 301 Investigation public hearing
FANG Chunhui, Senior Partner of Beijing DHH Law Firm
2.      A win-win strategy towards settling Section 301 Investigation
LIU Xinze, Executive Director of DHH Washington DC Law Office
3.      Evaluating the four mechanisms for international trade dispute resolutions in the era of globalization – and the implications of a unilateral US Section 301 Investigation
JIANG Qi, General Director of Beijing DHH Law Firm
 
Q&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