Simon Lester
Congressional Discussion of the Effectiveness of Section 307 against Imports of Goods from China Made with Forced Labor
On July 21, the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee held a hearing
[https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/trade-subcommittee-hearing-global-challenge-forced-labor-supply-chains]
on "The Global Challenge of Forced Labor in Supply Chains: Strengthening
Enforcement and Protecting Workers
[https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/
Congressional Hearing on U.S.-EU Cooperation on Issues Related to China
On July 20, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing
[https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ContentRecord_id=B04ABCA9-B140-4E01-89F3-5F532711BB46]
on “U.S.-European Cooperation on China and the Broader Indo-Pacific.” Members of
two subcommittees made statements and asked questions to four expert witnesses,
covering a
Will the U.S. Pursue a Digital Trade Version of the TPP?
Last week, Bloomberg reported
[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-12/biden-team-weighs-digital-trade-deal-to-counter-china-in-asia]
that the Biden administration was considering the negotiation of a digital trade
agreement with countries in the Indo-Pacific as a way to "check China’
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation on Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and Modules
On July 14, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced
[https://usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2021/er0714ll1797.htm] that it had
voted to institute a Section 337 investigation
[https://www.usitc.gov/intellectual_property/about_section_337.htm] of certain
silicon photovoltaic cells and modules with nanostructures,
AD/CVD Measures Against China: Weekly Roundup
This post provides a summary of last week's developments related to trade
remedies by the United States and the European Union against China.
United States
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Orders
Federal Register notice
[https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/13/2021-14839/certain-walk-behind-lawn-
New Developments in U.S. - China WTO Dispute on TRQs on Agricultural Products
On July 15, there were two developments in the China - Tariff Rate Quotas for
Certain Agricultural Products
[https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds517_e.htm] WTO dispute:
1) the United States requested WTO authorization to retaliate against China
because China allegedly failed to comply
Legislation Introduced in the House of Representatives to Prevent Members of the CCP from Buying U.S. Land
On June 11, Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced the “Securing America’s Land
from Foreign Interference Act.” As he put it
[https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-roy-introduces-legislation-bar-china-buying-american-land]
in a press release, the goal is “to prevent the Chinese Communist