Review Coming for Section 301 China Tariffs
In the coming months, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will be required to review the Section 301 tariffs the United States is currently imposing on China.
Two Sessions: China Outlines Focuses on Trade and Investment
Between March 4 and March 11, China’s 2022 Two Sessions, annual meetings of lawmakers and political consultants, are taking place. At the beginning of the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 5, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Government Work Report, which highlighted
China Issues New Measures for Foreign Business Registration, Emphasizing Pre-Establishment National Treatment
Recently, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued new measures for the registration of foreign companies in China, in which the government emphasizes the principle of pre-establishment national treatment for foreign companies in the process of registration. The new rules will take effect next month.
Chinese Ownership of U.S. Light Aircraft Company Passes CFIUS Review
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) recently reviewed and approved a transaction involving a significant Chinese investment stake in a small U.S. producer of recreational planes. This piece examines the background of the transaction and implications from the CFIUS decision.
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Puts Lending to Russia and Belarus on Hold
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has paused lending in Russian and Belarus due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week CTM covered the following issues:
* China's responses and positions on sanctions on Russia
* Chinese import measures, general support for trade, and the CPTPP application
* Infrastructure and development grant rivalries between China and the West
* Statements and proposed legislation by members of U.S. Congress and