Simon Lester
U.S. House of Representatives Establishes Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between U.S. and Chinese Communist Party
One of the first actions by the new Republican House majority was to establish a Select Committee to study "strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party." Most Democrats supported the Republican proposal, although some Democrats objected and others who supported it had concerns, on
New House Ways & Means Chair Chosen; Long-Time Supporter of Trump Administration's Approach to China Trade
With the Republican party now in control of the U.S. House of Representatives, House Republican leaders have chosen Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) as Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, which is the main House Committee with jurisdiction over trade policy. The Chair of the Subcommittee on
China Trade Issues at Latest WTO Council for Trade in Services Meeting
At a meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Services on October 14, 2022, several trade issues involving China that had been raised previously were on the agenda again.
Scholars Outline Implications of Intensified Government Screening of Chinese Investments
In a piece about a forthcoming law journal article, several Australian professors provide an overview of developments related to government screening of Chinese foreign investments around the world, focusing on the political, economic, and legal implications.
China's GATT/WTO Accession: Second Meeting of the Working Party
In our second post on documents related to U.S.-China negotiations on China's accession to the GATT/WTO, we describe an early U.S. internal message that sets out the key U.S. priorities and the U.S. desire to coordinate with other governments.
U.S. Customs Agency Reports on Labor Enforcement Action
In a piece last week entitled "Implementing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: A Challenge Worth the Effort," U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) wrote for its online magazine about an enforcement action under the the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) related to imports of red
CTM Weekly Newsletter
Due to the recent holidays, this week's newsletter is for the past two weeks. Over this time, CTM conducted an interview with former European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström, and also covered the following issues.
In China:
* Lower tariffs on a wide range of products.
* Extension of anti-