New Hong Kong Customs Chief Discusses Efforts to Stop Smuggling of Australian Lobsters to Mainland
Ho Pui-shan (Louise Ho) became Hong Kong’s new Commissioner of Customs and
Excise on October 21. During the press conference
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAVjSzsTXVo] (link in Cantonese) with media
after taking the position, she mentioned combatting smuggling as one of the
tasks of her agency,
UK Parliament Discusses Pork Exports To China
In the UK House of Commons on October 21, MP Dave Doogan
[https://hansard.parliament.uk/search/MemberContributions?house=Commons&memberId=4736]
(SNP) asked
[https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-10-21/debates/6E97FBB0-0EBF-4D51-87B1-EB591BBFBB5A/UKPorkTradeWithChina?highlight=china#contribution-25DBE0C1-AC65-410D-BBF4-2F8DB321934A]
the UK
House Foreign Affairs Committee Releases Data on Export License Decisions Related to Huawei and SMIC
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives decided to
disclose aggregated data from the Commerce Department on licensing decisions for
possible sales to Chinese telecoms company Huawei and semiconductor company SMIC
for the six month period from November 2020 to April 2021. These companies are
on
Senator Introduces Bill To "Increase Scrutiny over Chinese Investments on U.S. Soil"
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) has introduced the Exposing China’s Belt and Road
Investment in America Act of 2021
[https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/7/7/7761c7c8-1f5b-4b82-b32e-59d86cee0f9a/9C39928D30260C3333F460C163265018.ros21g09.pdf]
, which he said
[https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/2021/10/kennedy-
Members of Congress Press U.S. Customs on Cotton Imports Tied to Forced Labor
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and
Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), who are all part of
the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) [https://www.cecc.gov/],
sent a letter
[https://www.rubio.senate.gov//public/index.
Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to China Testifies at Senate Confirmation Hearing
At the confirmation hearing
[https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations_-immediately-following-the-business-meeting-102021]
yesterday for the Biden administration's nominee for Ambassador to China,
long-time diplomat Nicholas Burns
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Nicholas_Burns], trade issues came up several
times. Burns mentioned
Statements by Governments at China's WTO Trade Policy Review
As explained here, China's eighth WTO Trade Policy Review is taking place on October 20 and 22 and China has already provided its policy statement. As part of this review, other WTO Members also have an opportunity to comment on China's trade policies. We offer highlights