Simon Lester
Will the Biden Administration Replace the Phase One Deal with a New China Trade Framework?
Recent comments by Biden administration officials suggest that they may be ready to move on from the Phase One deal negotiated by the Trump administration. If they do move on, what are some possible aspects of a new approach?
Talk of UK Reengaging with China on Trade and Investment Illustrates Internal Divisions
Last week, Politico reported that the UK government was taking tentative steps to restore a forum to talk about trade and investment with China, but there was immediate pushback from some of the China hawks within the Conservative Party.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week CTM covered a Chinese Supreme Court ruling on patent/antitrust issues, China joining two IP treaties, developments in several Chinese economic partnerships, and China perhaps being excluded from a TRIPS Waiver; several pieces of U.S. legislation, executive branch actions, and local government decisions; a UK decision
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
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.'"