Simon Lester
USTR Releases Annual Report on Trade Barriers, Submits Budget Plan for Coming Year
Last week, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office released its 2022 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers as well as its Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Justification. This piece looks at the sections on China.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues:
* Chinese regulatory developments related to the BRI, market access, and semiconductor taxes; an IP court report on anti-trust cases; and trade cooperation with Thailand and Mauritius.
* U.S. Congressional hearings on trade policy related to China, a push for Taiwan to
U.S. Trade Rep. Tai Testifies to Senate Committee on Biden Administration's Trade Agenda
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testified yesterday before the Senate Finance Committee, discussing various aspects of the Biden administration's trade policy agenda with members of the committee. We highlight here a number of comments made by Tai and the committee members on issues related to China trade
Australian Trade Minister Responds to Citizen Petition To Withdraw from ChAFTA
In the Australian House of Representatives, Australia's trade minister has responded to a citizen petition to "cancel" the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, rejecting that request but saying Australia would be taking action against forced labor.
Congressional Taiwan Caucus Pushes to Include Taiwan in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
A bipartisan group of members of Congress is pushing the Biden administration to include Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) that it has been developing.
U.S. Trade Rep. Tai Testifies to House Committee on Biden Administration's Trade Agenda
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testified today before the House Ways and Means Committee, discussing various aspects of the Biden administration's trade policy agenda with members of the committee. We highlight here a number of comments made by Tai and the committee members on issues related to
WTO Members Review China-Mauritius FTA
At a meeting of the WTO's Committee on Regional Trade Agreements on March 28, WTO members considered the free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Mauritius, which those two countries had notified on January 7, 2021 and which entered into force on January 1, 2021. This is the