Simon Lester

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Holds Hearing on "Gray Zone Coercion" in Indo-Pacific

A U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a hearing last month that focused on Chinese "Gray Zone Coercion in the Indo-Pacific."

BYD Selling SUV EVs in Australia

Leading Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD has received approval to sell a low-priced SUV in Australia and has made its first shipment there.

U.S. Commerce Department Charges Chinese Company With Violating U.S. Export Controls Related To Shipments To Iran

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has charged a Chinese technology company with violating U.S. sanctions on Iran.

Bipartisan Group of U.S. Senators Requests Commerce Secretary Put YMTC on Entity List

A bipartisan group of Senators has sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo expressing concern about the threat posed by Chinese semiconductor companies such as Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC).

Rubio Presses Further on Blocking Retirement Fund Investments in China

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), Michael Gerber, as part of his continued push to keep U.S. federal retirement savings from being invested in certain companies in China.

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * China's new Anti-Monopoly Law and Government Procurement Law * Allowing fruit imports from Ecuador and Vietnam, and lowering tariffs for Afghanistan * Suspending some trade with Taiwan in response to Nancy Pelosi's visit In the U.S.: * Republican

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Announces Publication of Uyghur Forced Labor Entity List, Details for Revisions

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notice that was published today sets out a list of entities subject to a rebuttable presumption that the goods they mine, produce, or manufacture are made with forced labor. Unless the presumption is rebutted, the goods would be prohibited from importation into
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