At WTO Committee, China Asks USMCA Parties about Non-Market Country FTA Provision
As part of the consideration by the WTO's Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
of the United States - Mexico - Canada Agreement (USMCA), China asked
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/REG/407-2.pdf&Open=True]
the USMCA parties about the functioning
China Announces Application to Join DEPA
Last weekend, President Xi Jinping announced
[https://twitter.com/henrysgao/status/1454460018120544258] China's decision to
apply to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA). The Chinese
announcement comes a couple weeks after South Korea said
[https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2110/S00056/new-zealand-welcomes-the-republic-
New U.S. Law Further Restricts Use of Equipment from Huawei, ZTE, Others
After the U.S. House of Representatives passed
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919/actions] similar
legislation on October 20, yesterday the Senate passed its own version
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1790/text] of a law
designed to tighten existing restrictions
China Holds Press Conference on WTO Trade Policy Review
On October 28, China’s State Council Information Office held a press conference
[http://www.scio.gov.cn/xwfbh/xwbfbh/wqfbh/44687/47307/index.htm#top] (link in
Chinese) to provide a briefing on China’s WTO Trade Policy Review and respond to
some of the issues raised there. (We
China Sets Goals To Improve Laws Governing E-Commerce
On October 26, China’s Ministry of Commerce, along with the National Development
and Reform Commission and the Cyberspace Administration of China, issued the
Development Plan for E-Commerce in the 14th Five-Year
[http://images.mofcom.gov.cn/dzsws/202110/20211026104704129.pdf] (link in
Chinese). The document sets out
U.S. Senators Challenge China's Procurement Practices for Medical Devices
Earlier this week, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Todd Young (R-IN) wrote
to
[https://www.carper.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2021/10/carper-young-letter-seeks-to-protect-medical-device-jobs-and-hold-china-accountable]
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai "express[ing] concern
Chinese Premier Calls for More Economic Integration with ASEAN
On October 26, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang spoke at the 24th ASEAN Summit. During
his speech
[http://english.www.gov.cn/premier/speeches/202110/27/content_WS61788ebfc6d0df57f98e3dd0.html]
, he called for further cooperation between China and ASEAN in economic
integration, as well as in development, technology innovation, environmental
protection and