Simon Lester
UK Begins Anti-Dumping / Countervailing Investigation on Fibre Optic Cables from China
The UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has started investigations of imports of fibre optic cables from China, the third "new case" -- i.e., not one that was part of a transition after the UK left the EU -- that the TRA has opened and the second against
Trade Rep. Katherine Tai Comments on U.S. Vision for China Trade Relations
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai offered some thoughts today on the U.S.-China relationship and where it might be going.
World Bank President Comments on China Lending Practices
As part of an event hosted by the Bretton Woods Committee, World Bank President David Malpass was asked by Bretton Woods Committee Vice Chair William R. Rhodes about several issues related to Chinese lending, such as transparency and debt restructuring.
WTO Subsidies Committee Meeting Discusses Chinese Industrial Subsidies, Overcapacity, and Transparency
At a recent WTO meeting, a number of countries pressed China on issues related to industrial subsidies, overcapacity, and transparency.
Georgetown Event with European Commission's Dombrovskis Discusses Implications of Russia War for China Trade
At an event put on by the Georgetown Law Center's Institute of International Economic Law, entitled "War and Values: Deepening the Transatlantic Bond at a Time of Crisis," European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis was asked about the implications of Russia's invasion of
Republican Members of Congress Seek Biden Administration Pressure on UK To Prevent Chinese Purchase of Semiconductor Facility
As we discussed here, the UK government is conducting a national security review of the acquisition of the Newport Wafer Fab, a semiconductor factory in Wales, by the Chinese-owned technology company Nexperia. Several Republican members of Congress are now urging the Biden administration to press the UK government to stop
U.S. State Dept Official Comments on U.S.-China Relations
At an event last week held by Friends of Europe, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman offered views "on the ongoing and future relationship between the US, EU and China, and ... how Washington and Brussels can pursue a common approach to Beijing."