Lithuania and Taiwan Meet To Bolster High-Tech Trade
Lithuanian trade officials and business representatives are visiting Taiwan this week to strengthen trade cooperation in high technology.
Republican Congressman Presses Commerce Department on Huawei Cell Towers
Republican Congressman Mike Flood of Nebraska sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo expressing concern about "the reported use of Huawei hardware in U.S. cell towers" in Nebraska, and particularly that cell towers "within a certain range of military installations such as missile silos and
China-Mexico Trade in Banned Fish Products under Discussion in USMCA
Illegal fishing has led to trafficking in products of an endangered fish, with consequences for an endangered porpoise that swims near it. The trade in these products has been from Mexico to China, with the United States sometimes in the middle, and Mexican, Chinese, and American officials have been talking
China's Regulators Issue New Rules to Rein In Internet Services
Three Chinese agencies in charge of market activities and the internet jointly issued a new set of rules to regulate pop-up windows, with an emphasis on the content and the protection of users' rights.
Estimating the Value of China's Recent Loan Forgiveness to Africa
A new report by a Boston University center offers some analysis of the recent decision of the Chinese government to forgive some interest-free loans made in African countries.
Republican Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Imports of Red Dates from Xinjiang
A group of Republican members of Congress is asking U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Treasury for answers about how red dates from Xinjiang are being sold in the U.S. market despite concerns about labor rights abuses in Xinjiang.
Two Months In, What's the Impact of the U.S. UFLPA?
The U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which took effect earlier in the summer, imposes legal obligations that some experts have described as "very difficult, sometimes near impossible" to satisfy. Serving as a near embargo on imports of goods sourced from Xinjiang, the law not only affects