A South Carolina company's transfer of technology and metal powder to related entities in China and Germany has led to over US$25 million in penalties being imposed by a number of U.S. government agencies.

Yesterday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2023 Trade Policy Agenda / 2022 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program. The report covers the full range of trade policy issues addressed by USTR. We focus here on the report&

At a U.S. House of Representatives hearing yesterday, members of Congress asked Biden administration officials about a range of issues related to economic relations with China: export licenses granted by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); China's economic coercion; MFN treatment for

At a U.S. Senate hearing yesterday, several Senators raised concerns about Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland, and proposed expanding the role of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) in reviewing these transactions.

In an interview from earlier in February, Ambassador Fu Cong, Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU, offered some insights into official Chinese government thinking on the following issues: other countries' economic relationships with Taiwan, restrictions on trade in Chinese products due to labor/human rights concerns, the

Last Friday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued its 21st report on China's compliance with "commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), including both multilateral commitments and any bilateral commitments made to the United States." The

At a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) event last week, Melanie Hart, Senior Advisor for China and the Indo-Pacific in the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, discussed issues related to Chinese economic coercion. In addition, a bipartisan group