This is my second Fall Semester offering students at Penn State Dickinson Law the opportunity to dig deeply into a wide range of topics that connect to concerns of older people. I encourage students to identify topics where they will
From Settlements to Strategy: The Fraud Division’s Trade Enforcement Priority and What It Means for Importers
On September 1, we posted on the Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations Report about how a Taiwan-based LED manufacturer and its U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay $5.15 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they evaded Section 301 tariffs
Taiwan Central Election Commission blocks referendum introducing judicial caning after human rights objections
Taiwan’s Central Election Commission on Friday refused to put judicial caning to a referendum, with all seven members unanimously deciding that the referendum proposals were inconsistent with its international obligations.
The commission reasoned that there is no criminal penalty similar
Taiwan dispatch: Ministry condemns China after Kenya blocks delegates from Ocean Conference
Taiwan withdrew from the 2026 Our Ocean Conference (OOC) held in Mombasa, Kenya, on June 16, after two Taiwanese delegates were denied entry to the conference, and later detained by authorities for over 20 hours. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Imports of Taiwanese Aircraft Components Auto Parts and Wood Products Provided Relief from Section 232 Tariffs Under Taiwan Deal
On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced reduced tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, (“Section 232 tariffs”) for certain aircraft components,
Taiwan dispatch: national human rights review raises concerns over Constitutional Court deadlock
Taiwan’s three-day Review Meeting on its National Reports on the Two International Human Rights Covenants concluded, followed by a press conference, on May 15. The review committee expressed concern over the operation of the Constitutional Court, which currently functions with
“A Perfect Constitutional Storm”
Taiwan’s situation is getting more precarious. During Trump’s China visit, he publicly described approved arms sales to Taiwan as a “bargaining chip” with Beijing, while Xi Jinping warned Trump of “clashes and even conflicts” if the Taiwan issue were not
„Ein perfekter Verfassungssturm”
Taiwans Lage spitzt sich zu. Bei seinem China-Besuch bezeichnete US-Präsident Trump die genehmigten Waffenverkäufe an Taiwan als „negotiating chip“ gegenüber Peking. Xi Jinping wiederum warnte Trump vor „Zusammenstößen und sogar Konflikten“, sollte man die Taiwan-Frage nicht richtig handhaben. Doch auch
Taiwan Is Trump’s “Bargaining Chip”
When Vladimir Zelenskyy was attacked in the Oval Office by J.D. Vance for not being sufficiently appreciative of the largesse of the great and powerful Trump, he did the only thing he could. Ukraine needed all the help it could
Petition Summary: Tin Mill Products from China, Taiwan and Turkey
On April 9, 2026, United States Steel Corporation (“U.S. Steel”) and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Union (“USW”) (collectively “Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on tin mill