Simon Lester

European Parliament, Commission Discuss Prospects for Taiwan BIT

In response to a question from a member of the European Parliament, the European Trade Commissioner appeared to minimize the need for a Taiwan-EU bilateral investment agreement.

Nepal Approves Participation in U.S. Economic Development Grant Seen as BRI Rival

Yesterday, Nepal's government approved participation in a controversial U.S. government development grant that had been caught up in the U.S. - China geopolitical rivalry.
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Rural Broadband Group Wants More Money To Replace Huawei and ZTE Equipment

A group of telecommunications companies is making the case that more money is needed to rip and replace Huawei and ZTE equipment.

EU AD/CVD Measures on Glass Fibre Fabrics Address Circumvention through Chinese Company's Operations Abroad

Last week, the European Commission extended anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) currently imposed on imports of glass fibre fabrics ("GFF") originating in China to imports of these products from Morocco, following an investigation which showed a company had shifted some production to Morocco in order to circumvent

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week CTM covered the following issues: * Several trade policy developments within China, related to SPS measures, cross-border e-commerce, and sanctions; * Various statements by the Biden administration and members of Congress on China trade policy, a USTR report on IP, and a request by China Unicom to stay an

House Republicans Accuse Biden Administration of Neglecting Enforcement of Phase One Agreement

Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee have written a letter to the Biden administration criticizing the handling of the Phase One trade deal.

Asia Trade Experts Discuss Prospects of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Last night, the Trade Experettes held a webinar on U.S.-China trade issues. One of the issues they talked about was the prospects for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework recently put forward by the Biden administration.
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