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.
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.