Simon Lester
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
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.
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
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