Simon Lester

TikTok Responds to Australian Senator on Data Issues

In response to a letter from an Australian Senator, TikTok has asserted that Australians' data is secure, but the Senator continues to have doubts.

UK Parliament Debates Development Aid for China

The debate in the United Kingdom over development and other aid for China continues, with a discussion in Parliament last week touching on this issue.

Senate Hearing for U.S. Treasury Nominee Raises Several China/World Bank Issues

At a Senate Finance hearing today, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) had an exchange with U.S. Treasury nominee Jay Shambaugh on several issues related to the World Bank and China.

U.S. ITC Report on Foreign Censorship Documents Trade Losses in Chinese Market

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a report last week "on the impacts to U.S. businesses of foreign censorship in the key markets of China, Russia, Turkey, Vietnam, India, and Indonesia through the application of case studies and a survey." In this article, we focus

Commerce Department Final Review of Solar CVD Follows Preliminary Findings on Chinese Currency Undervaluation

As part of a recent administrative review of a countervailing duty order on Chinese solar products, the Commerce Department considered and rejected a claim that RMB undervaluation was a countervailable subsidy, but did not make a finding requested by China that no undervaluation exists.

Biden Administration Officials, Agencies Criticize Chinese Influence, Technology Theft

Last week, two key U.S. government offices, along with a British counterpart, weighed in on issues related to Chinese coercive influence and theft of U.S. technology.

Biden Administration Pressuring Dutch Government and ASML on Chip-Making Machines

For several years now, during both the Trump and Biden administrations, the United States has been pushing the government of the Netherlands to restrict the export to China of a machine made by Dutch company ASML that is crucial for semiconductor production. This article provides an overview of ASML and
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