Cyber Expert Comments on China's Data Governance
Samm Sacks, a Senior Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center and cyber policy fellow at New America, a think tank based in Washington, DC, recently made some remarks on the key pieces of Chinese legislation on cyber and data, as well as the current status of
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
In China:
* Remarks from Vice Premier Liu He and Ambassador to the European Union Fu Cong
* Liu He meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
* Release of latest Chinese trade data
In the U.S.:
* U.S.-Taiwan trade negotiations
* Legislation
China's GATT/WTO Accession: Questions from the U.S. to China
In our third post on documents related to U.S.-China negotiations on China's accession to the GATT/WTO, we highlight a number of questions raised by USTR officials regarding China's trade practices at an early stage of the negotiating process.
China's Ambassador to EU Talks Investment Treaty and China-EU Relationship
During recent interviews, the new Ambassador to the EU, Fu Cong, played up the relationship with the European Union, and laid out his proposal to revive the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), which was concluded in 2020 but put on ice after after sanctions from both sides caused the relationship
Liu and Yellen Meeting: Cooperation on Climate Finance, But Differences Remain
Today, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen met in Zurich, Switzerland. The two sides found some common ground for cooperation, and both officials called for keeping the communication channel open. However, it will take more work to alter the current trajectory of bilateral
U.S. and Taiwan Wrap Up Second Round of Trade Talks
Officials from the United States and Taiwan held the second round of negotiations for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade this week in Taipei, and delivered some results that a Taiwanese top official said he is "quite satisfied with."
Virginia Governor Nixes Ford/CATL Battery Factory
The Republican Governor of Virginia has blocked a potential investment by Ford Motor Co. and China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (CATL) in a battery factory in Virginia. Michigan is still being considered as a location for this investment.