Simon Lester

Members of Congress Introduce Taiwan Resolution, Support Taiwan FTA

In late January, Congressman Thomas Tiffany (R-WI) introduced a resolution that "calls on the President to abandon the One China policy in favor of one that recognizes Taiwan as an independent country that is not a part of China." The resolution also "urges the President to bolster

UFLPA Enforcement Targets Aluminum Products

Reports suggest that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken recent actions against imports of aluminum from the Xinjiang region, although the import volumes affected are likely to be small.

Members of U.S. Congress Introduce Legislation Restricting Farmland Purchases Associated with Chinese Government

A group of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives has put forward a new effort to restrict farmland purchases associated with the Chinese government, following a number of other similar legislative efforts.

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Extensions of anti-dumping/countervailing duties on U.S. grains * Authorization of seafood imports from Comoros * Call between foreign minsters of China and Japan * Part II of interview with Scott Kennedy of CSIS about China's policies in the context

China's GATT/WTO Accession: U.S. Remarks at 7th Working Party Meeting

In our fifth post on documents related to U.S.-China negotiations on China's accession to the GATT/WTO, we describe remarks by a USTR official at the 7th meeting of the GATT Working Party on China's accession.

USTR Issues 2023 Report on Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy

Earlier this week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued its 2022 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (Notorious Markets List, or NML), which "highlights prominent and illustrative examples of online and physical markets that reportedly engage in, facilitate, turn a blind eye to, or

U.S. Air Force Official Warns of Security Risks of Chinese Corn Mill Investment in North Dakota

A Chinese investment in a North Dakota corn mill facility was formally approved by a U.S. federal government body last month, but there is continued political pressure to block the investment. A U.S. Air Force official has now weighed in with concerns.
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