Simon Lester
Republican Presidential Candidate Gives Tough Assessment of Trade Relations with China
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), one of the candidates vying for the Republican nomination for president in 2024, was recently asked about his views on trade policy, and responded with a focus on Chinese trade practices.
U.S. House CFIUS Hearing Touches on Chinese Battery Investments in U.S.
At a U.S. House of Representatives hearing yesterday on "Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and Other Efforts to Strengthen National Security in the United States," Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) had two exchanges with Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Department Paul
U.S. Senator Introduces China PNTR Revocation Bill to Support Taiwan
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) has introduced a bill that would use Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) as leverage to deter Chinese coercion and military aggression against Taiwan.
Chinese Solar Company to Build Texas Factory
Chinese company Trina Solar has announced it will build a "more than 1 million square foot solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Wilmer, Texas."
Amidst Import Surge, EU To Investigate Chinese Electric Vehicle Subsidies
In her annual State of the European Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced today that the Commission would launch an anti-subsidy investigation on imports of Chinese electric vehicles.
U.S. House CCP Committee Leaders Comment on China-U.S. Economic Relations
At an event held by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) yesterday, the two leaders of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), spoke with CFR President Mike Froman about issues
Gotion To Build Electric Vehicle Batteries in Illinois
A Chinese company's investment in a battery-making facility in the state of Illinois has just been announced, even as a similar investment in Michigan continues to generate controversy.