Simon Lester
UK Commits To Remove Chinese Surveillance Equipment
The UK government announced yesterday that it would set a timeline for the removal of surveillance equipment produced by companies subject to China’s National Intelligence Law from sensitive central government sites.
U.S. Commerce Department Sets Preliminary Duties on File Folders, Pressure Washers
In two recent trade remedy decisions, the U.S. Commerce Department made preliminary determinations on anti-dumping/countervailing duties on file folders and pressure washers from China.
Former Employee Accuses ByteDance of Giving “Supreme Access” to CCP
As part of a wrongful dismissal suit filed in May, Yintao Yu, the former head of engineering for ByteDance’s U.S. operations, alleged that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has "supreme access" to all the company's data, including data stored in the U.S.
China Comments on EU Trade Policies, Praising EU Leadership, Raising Concerns about CBAM
WTO trade policy reviews allow WTO Members to comment on and ask questions about the trade policies and practices of other Members. The fifteenth WTO review of the European Union is taking place on June 5 and 7. According to a Geneva trade official, China offered the following comments at
Congressional Hearing Raises Concerns about World Bank Contracts Benefiting China
At a recent hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives, members of Congress discussed concerns with the number of World Bank contracts awarded to Chinese companies and with World Bank lending to China, as well as with Chinese lending to developing countries more generally.
Republican Candidate Haley Weighs In on China Trade
The 2024 U.S. presidential race is underway, with several declared Republican candidates actively campaigning. One of these candidates is former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who also served as UN Ambassador during the Trump administration.
Key Members of Congress Call for Action in Response to China's Micron Ban
Following the Chinese government's May 21 decision to ban its critical information infrastructure operators from purchasing chips made by Micron, two key members of Congress called on the U.S. Commerce Department "to work with Japan and South Korea to ensure their companies do not take market