On April 11, 2025, in order to better serve enterprises and help them cope with “anti-dumping” and sanctions risks, Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm in Beijing officially established the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Business Department, and held a simple yet solemn inauguration ceremony. The Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department of Longan Guangzhou aim to create a platform for mutual learning and exchange. They will conduct in-depth theoretical research and practical discussions on legal issues, compliance strategies, and response measures in the fields of “anti-dumping” and sanctions. At the same time, they will integrate the professional capabilities and resources of Longan lawyers in Guangzhou in this area, so as to build Longan Guangzhou into a strong and integrated professional entity in the fields of international trade and cross-border compliance.
Lawyer Xu Jiali, the founding partner of Longan Law Firm, and Lawyer Sha Yuchen, the founding partner of Longan Guangzhou, delivered speeches at this inauguration ceremony. Lawyer Ou Yingshi, a partner of Longan Guangzhou, the director of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and the head of the Business Department, and Lawyer Pan Yetong, the deputy director and secretary-general of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee of Longan Guangzhou, gave a keynote speech.
Lawyer Ou Yingshi
Partner of Longan Guangzhou, Director of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Head of the Business Department
At the beginning of the event, Lawyer Ou Yingshi, as the host of this event, warmly welcomed all the lawyers and enterprise representatives from various fields who came from afar to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department of Longan Guangzhou.
Lawyer Ou mentioned that with the profound evolution of the national economic competition environment, investigations related to “anti-dumping” and sanctions have become major challenges for Chinese enterprises when expanding overseas. Western countries led by the United States continue to strengthen export controls and sanctions measures. Through various means such as entity lists, asset freezes, and trade bans, they create trade barriers, which seriously restrict the cross-border trade activities of enterprises. Under this background, the need for professional legal support and compliance guidance from Chinese enterprises is increasing day by day. However, there is still a significant shortage of professional services in this area. To effectively address this challenge, Longan Guangzhou officially established the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department. Through professional collaboration and process optimization, they will provide comprehensive global compliance solutions for Chinese enterprises, aiming to create a benchmarked international trade legal service system.
Speech at the Event
Lawyer Xu Jiali
Founding Partner of Longan Law Firm
Lawyer Xu Jiali, the founding partner of Longan Law Firm, delivered a speech via video link at this inauguration ceremony. Lawyer Xu Jiali mentioned that in the past few years, Longan Guangzhou has achieved excellent results with its brand as the core and professionalism as the driving force. Recently, there have been significant changes in the US tariff policy towards China. The Trump administration announced that tariffs of over 100% will be imposed on China. At the same time, China has also introduced a series of countermeasures. It is timely for the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department of Longan Guangzhou to be established at this time. In the new international trade situation, how should Chinese enterprises face new challenges and explore new business opportunities? This requires the excellent lawyers of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee to conduct serious and in-depth research. It is hoped that the colleagues of Longan Guangzhou will take this opportunity to promote the vigorous development of Longan’s sanctions and anti-dumping business. Finally, I wish this inauguration ceremony a complete success!
Lawyer Sha Yuchen
Founding Partner of Longan Guangzhou
Lawyer Sha Yuchen, the founding partner of Longan Guangzhou, delivered a speech at this inauguration ceremony. He said that current sanctions and anti-dumping measures have become challenges that cannot be ignored in the international trade process of enterprises. The need for enterprise compliance and risk prevention is increasingly urgent. Establishing the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department is not only a strategic choice of Longan Guangzhou to meet the needs of the times, but also a responsibility of Longan lawyers to fulfill their professional mission and serve clients. The establishment of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department of Longan Guangzhou will integrate the advantageous resources of the law firm in the fields of international trade, cross-border compliance, and dispute resolution, and create an elite team proficient in international rules and business operations. It is expected that in the future, the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department will deepen professional research, strengthen service capabilities, and provide comprehensive services for the global development of enterprises in all aspects, from responding to anti-dumping investigations and building compliance systems to dispute resolution, so as to help enterprises break through difficulties. Finally, I wish the inauguration ceremony of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department of Longan Guangzhou a complete success!
Inauguration Ceremony
Inauguration Ceremony
Subsequently, Lawyers Sha Yuchen, Ou Yingshi, Pan Yetong, and Li Wenxiao jointly held a simple yet solemn inauguration ceremony for the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department of Longan Guangzhou. Participants witnessed the official establishment of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department.
After the inauguration ceremony, Lawyer Sha Yuchen, the founding partner of Longan Guangzhou, presented a letter of appointment to Lawyer Ou Yingshi, the director of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and head of the Business Department of Longan Guangzhou.
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Lawyer Ou Yingshi, the director of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and head of the Business Department of Longan Guangzhou, presented letters of appointment to Lawyer Li Wenxiao, the deputy director of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee, Lawyer Pan Yetong, the deputy director and secretary-general, as well as Lawyers Luo Yunyu, Chen Huan, and Li Qiya, expert advisors. Then, Lawyer Pan Yetong presented letters of appointment to Lawyers Tian Shuangli and Guo Zixuan, members of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee.
Keynote Speech
Lawyer Ou Yingshi
Partner of Longan Guangzhou, Director of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Head of the Business Department
Lawyer Ou Yingshi gave a speech on the theme of “Response to US Anti-dumping Investigations”. Lawyer Ou first introduced the definition of anti-dumping, and then detailed the two main investigation agencies for anti-dumping investigations in the United States: the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”); the entities that can file anti-dumping investigation applications (applications can be filed by relevant stakeholders or initiated by the U.S. Department of Commerce), and the procedures for anti-dumping investigations in the United States. Lawyer Ou reminded that due to the rapid progress of anti-dumping case investigations, the respondent should obtain the anti-dumping application as soon as possible to start preparing for the response. Then, Lawyer Ou introduced the basic contents of the notices and announcements of US anti-dumping investigations, including the effective date of the investigation announcement, the investigation period, the scope of the investigation, the determination of the level of industrial support, the sufficiency and accuracy of evidence of substantial damage, and the time limit for making the preliminary ruling. Subsequently, she specifically shared the four stages of anti-dumping investigations: ITC preliminary ruling – DOC preliminary ruling – DOC final ruling – ITC final ruling. She also mentioned that China is one of the countries most affected by US anti-dumping and subsidy policies. The establishment of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department of Longan Guangzhou will gather the professional lawyers of Longan to provide professional legal support for Chinese enterprises.
Lawyer Pan Yetong
Deputy Director and Secretary-General of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee of Longan Guangzhou
Lawyer Pan Yetong explained the “U.S. Export Administration Regulations”. She first briefly introduced the current U.S. export control laws and relevant authorities, and then specifically described the subjects and actions involved in the “Export Administration Regulations” (including “export”, “re-export”, “transfer within a country”), controlled items, final users/end uses. During the sharing, Lawyer Pan specifically introduced how enterprises can check whether products belong to controlled items and whether license applications are required through the commercial control list. By analyzing the minimum percentage rules and foreign direct product rules in the “Export Administration Regulations”, she explained how Chinese enterprises should determine whether the products they produce belong to controlled “foreign products”. Lawyer Pan reminded that based on the general rules of countries/regions, export, re-export, and transfer of controlled items within a country to a specific end use and final user will face more stringent export control conditions. If enterprises violate the U.S. “Export Administration Regulations”, they may face criminal penalties, administrative sanctions, and other sanctions measures. Against the background of frequent Sino-US trade tensions, Lawyer Pan suggested that Chinese enterprises should conduct due diligence throughout the “supply chain-product-customer” chain and establish an internal compliance system to reduce the risk of being fined heavily or being included in an entity list due to violations of the “Export Administration Regulations”.
**The official establishment of the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department of Longan Guangzhou is strategically significant for further promoting the professional and systematic development in the fields of international trade and cross-border compliance of Longan. This strategic measure will help the law firm effectively integrate professional resources in the fields of “anti-dumping” and sanctions. At the same time, it will create a professional exchange and collaboration platform and resource sharing mechanism for Longan lawyers, further enhancing Longan Guangzhou’s core competitiveness in the foreign-related legal service market, and helping Chinese enterprises better cope with the increasingly complex international economic and trade environment.
In the future, Longan Guangzhou will rely on the Sanctions and Anti-dumping Committee and Business Department to continuously deepen theoretical research and practical innovation, expand the scope of services, and provide more forward-looking and strategic legal services for domestic and foreign clients, contributing professional efforts to the construction of international trade law.