Simon Lester
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week CTM covered a number of pieces of U.S. legislation that would impact trade with China, letters from members of Congress on human rights and export controls, an FCC decision on China Unicom, and several administration reports and statements related to Chinese economic espionage, U.S.-China
Republican Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Ban DJI Drones
Yesterday, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) each introduced legislation that would add Chinese drone company Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Covered List.
Canadian MP Discusses Huawei 5G and Lithium Company Sale with Government Minister
In a February 1 discussion in the Canadian House of Commons, conservative MP Ed Fast, a former Minister of International Trade, pressed François-Philippe Champagne, the Trudeau government's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, on issues related to allowing Huawei to participate in Canada's 5G network and
Members of Congress Seek Increased Funding to Implement Uyghur Forced Labor Bill
A bipartisan group of members of Congress who head up the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees asking them to increase funding in order to "aggressively" enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
FCC Revokes China Unicom Americas' Telecom Services Authority
Last week, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoked the authority that had previously been granted to China Unicom to operate certain telecom services in the United States. The decision to revoke came after a full investigation, and similar actions could be taken against additional services offered by China
U.S. and UK Press China on WTO Subsidy Notification
In response to China's July 2021 subsidies notification to the WTO, the United States and the United Kingdom have both submitted a series of questions to China.
Proposed U.S. Legislation Seeks to Rein In Chinese Export Credits
Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY) has introduced an amendment to the America COMPETES Act that is based on his earlier proposed legislation intended to ensure compliance by China with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits.