House Ways and Means Committee Hearing Discusses Chinese Trade Practices
At a December 2 House Ways and Means Committee hearing
[https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/trade-subcommittee-hearing-supporting-us-workers-businesses-and-environment]
on "Supporting U.S. Workers, Businesses, and the Environment in the Face of
Unfair Chinese Trade Practices," a number of witnesses testified, and
New Congressional Legislation Addresses "U.S. Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific and China"
Two Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee – Darin LaHood (IL)
and Carol Miller (WV) – have introduced the U.S. Trade Leadership in the
Indo-Pacific and China Act
[https://lahood.house.gov/_cache/files/e/7/e725cb55-8d7b-4fa6-ab06-459ff091963a/FB7BEE3A17EBE9498B7064B9DB2F714B.millwv-033-xml.pdf]
. The
Business Groups Comment on Chinese Proposal for Security Assessment of Data Exports
Previously, we reported
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/china-proposes-measures-on-security-assessment-for-data-exports/]
that China released a draft measure entitled Measures on Security Assessment of
Data Exports (数据出境安全评估办法(征求意见稿)
[http://www.cac.gov.cn/2021-10/29/c_1637102874600858.htm] (link in Chinese) and
solicited comments that
Chinese Legal Scholar Speaks at Webinar on "Two Decades of China in the WTO: The View from China"
In a webinar
[https://usali.org/events/two-decades-of-china-in-the-wto-the-view-from-china]
hosted by the U.S.-Asia Law Institute on "Two Decades of China in the WTO: The
View from China," Manjiao Chi
[http://law.uibe.edu.cn/english/facultyresearch/faculty/
China Promises More Debt Relief, Trade, Investment, and Health Support to African Countries
Previously, we reported
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/china-gets-ready-for-meeting-with-african-officials-at-forum-on-china-africa-cooperation/]
that the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
(FOCAC 8) was held this week in Dakar, Senegal. During the conference, Chinese
President Xi Jinping promised
Governments Weigh In on Section 232 Investigation on Neodymium Magnets
As we reported here
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/commerce-department-initiates-section-232-investigation-on-neodymium-magnets/]
, in late September the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security
(BIS) initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act
of
1962 [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/
China Authorizes New Food Imports from Cuba, Uzbekistan, Central and Eastern European Countries
China’s Customs has announced that it will allow imports of aquatic products
from Cuba, lemons from Uzbekistan, and frozen fruits from Central and Eastern
European Countries.
Under the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) No. 92 Notice
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/302266/302267/4020560/index.