Australia-China Economic Discussions Reportedly Hit "Snag" on Australian Lithium Investment Block
Media reports suggest that there has been a "snag" in the Australia-China trade discussions taking place right now -- although they "are still going on" -- after China objected to the Australian government's "ban on the proposed Singapore/Chinese investment in an Australian
U.S. Senate Resolution Targets Illegal, Unregulated, Unreported Fishing, Calls Out China
A bipartisan U.S. Senate Resolution introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and co-sponsored by Senators James Risch (R-ID), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) expresses concern over illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean, and identifies various Chinese state-backed practices
Two Sessions: What The Government Reports Say about Trade, Investment and Domestic Development
China's Two Sessions meetings, which refer to the annual meetings of the two major political bodies, National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, kicked off on Sunday. As part of the process, the government delivered work reports, which review progress in the
Think Tank Explains U.S.-Dutch-Japanese Semiconductor Export Controls Deal
A recent report by two Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) scholars attempts to piece together details of the U.S.-Netherlands-Japan agreement on export controls related to semiconductors. The agreement has not been published, nor is it expected to be made public.
China and Belarus Advance Trade, Investment, and Technology Cooperation
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko visited China last week and met with top Chinese officials. The two sides signed over three dozen agreements and contracts related to trade, industry and agriculture, and discussed other projects for further collaboration.
New Data Released on Export Licenses Related to Chinese Companies
On Friday, new information from the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on the export licensing outcomes in early 2022 for sales to Chinese companies on the entity list was made public, and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul continued his criticism of
EU General Court Rules on Chinese Cross-Border Subsidies in Countervailing Duty Cases
Last week, the General Court of the Court of Justice of the EU issued judgements in Case T-480/20 and T-540/20 (Hengshi Egypt Fiberglass Fabrics and Jushi Egypt for Fiberglass Industry v Commission) addressing the issue of when the EU can impose countervailing duties against "cross-border" subsidies,