Simon Lester
Biden Administration Extends But Limits Solar Product Tariffs
On Friday, the Biden administration decided to extend U.S. "safeguard" tariffs that the Trump administration had imposed on imports on certain solar products, most of which are imported from Chinese-owned producers in countries other than China (imports directly from China were already subject to various other
Rubio Introduces Bill to "Crack Down on U.S. Corruption in China"
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced legislation which he says would "modernize the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by clarifying that the definition of corrupt intent includes actions that excuse the genocide in Xinjiang, advance the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda efforts, or 'invest' in
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
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