Simon Lester
Sen. Grassley Requests USITC Investigation of the Economic Effects of Foreign Censorship Practices
On January 4, 2021, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the Chairman of
the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter
[http://docs.chinatrademonitor.com/SFC-letter-censorship.pdf] to the U.S.
International Trade Commission requesting an investigation of (1) foreign
censorship practices that impede trade or investment in key
China's Position on a COVID WTO IP Waiver
At a WTO Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
(TRIPS) meeting on 15-16 October 2020
[https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/trip_20oct20_e.htm], WTO Members
discussed a proposal submitted
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/IP/
U.S. Defense Funding Bill Pushes for Graduating China from Receiving World Bank Loans
On January 1, 2021, the U.S. Congress overrode a veto
[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532321-congress-overrides-trump-ndaa-veto]
from President Trump in order to pass annual defense spending legislation (the
National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA). One of the provisions in the bill
tries to push
Congressman Rick Larsen Speaks on Economic Decoupling and Various Other U.S. - China Relations Issues
At a CSIS event
[https://www.csis.org/events/online-event-chinas-power-debate-2020-keynote-remarks-and-debate-5]
on December 15, Congressman Rick Larsen (D – WA), co-chair of the US – China
Working Group, offer remarks and responded to questions from Bonnie Glaser,
director of the China Power
WTO Committee Discussion of Chinese Restrictions on Waste Imports
In the WTO’s Committee on Customs Valuation, the U.S. recently asked China about
certain restrictions on imports of waste materials. The U.S. questions/comments
and Chinese response (WTO Document G/VAL/W/369
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/VAL/W369.
Deputy Governor of Norway’s Central Bank Resigns Due To China Ties
The official announcement from Norges Bank is here
[https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news-publications/News-items/2020/2020-12-04/]
. It states in part:
> Today, the Ministry of Finance has approved the request of Deputy Governor Jon
Nicolaisen to relinquish his post effective immediately because
New European Anti-Subsidy Complaint Against Aluminum Foil from China
The European Commission has announced
[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOC_2020_419_R_0011&from=EN]
the initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of aluminium
foil originating in China. The Notice states:
> The complaint was lodged on 21