Simon Lester
U.S. Treasury Secretary Comments on China Trade Talks
A day after co-leading the Trump administration's negotiations in London with Chinese trade officials, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, and several issues related to the China negotiations and China trade relations in general came up.
U.S., Chinese Negotiators Meet in London, Say There Is "Framework" for Implementing Geneva Agreement
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials met in London yesterday and today for trade talks, with U.S. negotiators announcing afterwards that there was "a handshake ... for a framework," and they would "start to implement that framework upon the approval of President Trump, and the Chinese will
Canada - China Trade Relations High on Canada's Economic Agenda, WTO Complaint on Chinese Tariffs Moves Forward
After the recent Canadian election, Canada's national and provincial leaders have focused on plans to increase inter-provincial trade and deal with economic threats from the United States, but improving trade relations with China and dealing with trade irritants have also been important issues.
U.S. Treasury Report: China Not a Currency Manipulator, Remains on Monitoring List
Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department issued its semiannual report to Congress on "Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States." As has been the usual practice in recent years, China was not found to be a currency manipulator, but was kept
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues:
* China-U.S. trade spat over implementation of the Geneva agreement and export controls
In China:
* April export data for controlled rare earths
* Alarm over auto price war
In the U.S.:
* Senator's letter calling for investigation of Chinese-linked trucking company
EU Officials Talk China-EU Trade Relations
At the Brussels Economic Security Forum today, European Commission officials and other experts offered comments and perspectives on EU-China economic relations and China's participation in the WTO.
U.S. Senator Urges Investigation of Chinese Autonomous Truck Company
Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has written a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi pushing the Department of Justice to investigate TuSimple Holdings Inc., a Chinese-linked autonomous trucking company located in California, "for potential violations of U.S. export controls, unauthorized transfers of sensitive technology to the People’