Simon Lester

New Report Points To Prominent Role of Chinese Lending in Sub-Saharan Africa

A new paper by analysts at the Center for Global Development emphasizes the prominent role that lending from Chinese financial institutions plays in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Purchases of BYD Electric Buses in Florida City Going Ahead Despite Possible Concerns about China Connection

Last month, we wrote about a provision in the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act for 2020 designed to restrict Chinese-owned companies from selling rail cars or buses to be used in U.S. transit. While doing further research on the example we provided of electric bus purchases in Broward

European Parliament Holds Hearing on Assessing the Risks and Policy Responses to FDI, Including Chinese Investments

On Tuesday, Agatha Kratz of the Rhodium Group spoke at a European Parliament hearing and gave a general overview of Chinese foreign investment trends in Europe, as well as related Chinese policies that have affected the trends, and European investment policy tools that could come into play here.

Members of U.S. Congress Push for a "Taiwan Representative Office"

Members of U.S. Congress in both the House and the Senate have introduced bipartisan legislation that directs the Secretary of State "to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the 'Taiwan Representative Office.'"

Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Chinese Drone Purchases with U.S. Grant Funding

U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves (R-LA) and Seth Moulton (D-MA) introduced legislation that would prohibit certain federal grants from being used to purchase drones that are manufactured and engineered by companies associated with the Chinese government.

Chinese Company Charged with Stealing Motorola Technology

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a federal indictment against the Chinese company Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd based on an allegation of "conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets."

Commerce Department Adds Wuxi, 32 Other Chinese Companies, to "Unverified List"

Yesterday, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Commerce Department announced the addition of 33 Chinese companies to its "Unverified List, which makes it more difficult for U.S. companies to sell to them.
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