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Israel Imposes Anti-Dumping Tariffs on Aluminum Imports From China
Israel will implement a tariff rate as high as 146 percent on Chinese aluminum imports entering the country. In July 2024, the Israeli government launched an investigation into evidence that 25 Chinese companies were flooding their domestic market with Hong Kong Drops to Lowest Category in Press Freedom Rankings
An annual index of press freedom has for the first time placed Hong Kong alongside mainland China in its worst “very serious” category. Hong Kong scored 39.86 out of 100—the lowest score for the former British colony on record—in the Reporters House Passes Bill to Require State Department to Review Taiwan Relations
The U.S. House of Representatives on May 5 passed a new bill requiring the U.S. State Department to review its policies concerning diplomatic interactions with Taiwan. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), the bill’s sponsor, cast her legislation—the Taiwan Assurance