Simon Lester

U.S. Trade Rep. Tai Comments on U.S.-China Trade Relationship, Phase One Deal

At the 98th USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum Virtual Event today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai about a number of trade issues, including the U.S.-China trade relationship.

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Commerce Department Adviser Discuss China Trade Issues

At the 98th USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum Virtual Event, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked briefly today about China trade issues as they relate to agriculture, and then spoke in depth with Commerce Department senior adviser Elizabeth Economy more generally about the role of China in the world, in terms of
FCC

China Unicom Asks FCC for Stay of Revocation Order

In response to the decision by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) earlier this month to revoke the authority that had previously been granted to China Unicom (Americas) (CUA) to operate certain telecom services in the United States, CUA has now requested that the FCC stay its

U.S., Canada Explore Critical Minerals Strategies, Emphasizing Competition with China

The U.S. and Canadian governments have both held hearings and discussions, as well as taking specific actions, in recent weeks in response to China's dominance of the critical minerals market and with the objective of pushing forward with plans to develop their own supply chains in this

USTR Issues Report on Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy

Last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued its 2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (Notorious Markets List, or NML), which "highlights prominent and illustrative examples of online and physical markets that reportedly engage in, facilitate, turn a blind eye to, or benefit

New Paper Examines China's Emerging Practice in Subsidizing New Energy Vehicles

A new paper by legal scholars Mandy Meng Fang and Weihuan Zhou offers an analysis of China’s "emerging practice in subsidizing the low carbon energy (LCE) transition by using the new energy vehicles (NEVs) industry as a case study." They describe a shift in priorities for Chinese
DJI

India Bans Most Drone Imports, Chinese Company DJI Most Affected

India recently banned most imports of drones, a policy shift that will have a big impact on Chinese drone makers such as DJI. The ban will shield the Indian industry from this Chinese competition, but how effective it will be in developing domestic manufacturing is unclear.
You've successfully subscribed to China Trade Monitor
Great! Next, complete checkout for full access to China Trade Monitor
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.
Unable to sign you in. Please try again.
Success! Your account is fully activated, you now have access to all content.
Error! Stripe checkout failed.
Success! Your billing info is updated.
Error! Billing info update failed.