China Suspends Pork and Beef Imports from the UK, Mongolia, and Haiti
China’s Customs agency recently announced that it would suspend imports of some
beef products from the United Kingdom and Mongolia, as well as some pork
products from Haiti, due to sanitary concerns. All three documents were issued
on September 29 and took effect immediately.
According to one announcement
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Poll Results: What Do Americans Believe About Trade with China?
The Chicago Council of Global Affairs recently described
[https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/americans-and-us-china-trade-relations]
some new polling it had conducted on issues related to economic relations
between China and the United States. Their broad conclusion is that "[t]he
American public
Hong Kong Textile Company Fights Inclusion on "Entity List"
A Hong Kong textile company has gone to U.S. court to challenge its inclusion on
the "Entity List
[https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern/entity-list]
" maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce. While its request for a
OECD Ministerial Meeting Brings Emphasis to Labor Rights and Non-Market Economy Issues
On October 6, the OECD Ministers issued the 2021 Ministerial Council statement
[https://www.oecd.org/mcm/MCM-2021-Part-2-Final-Statement.EN.pdf] at the
Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM). This years’ MCM had a theme of “Shared
Values: Building a Green and Inclusive Future”. Not surprisingly, the statement
Biden Administration Official Discusses U.S. International Infrastructure Efforts as Alternative to BRI
In an event put on by the Peterson Institute, Brian Deese, director of the White
House National Economic Council, discussed
[https://www.piie.com/events/brian-deese-vision-behind-g7s-build-back-better-world-initiative]
the Biden administration's Build Back Better World (B3W) partnership, and in
that context
Views of Australian Businesses on China Joining the CPTPP
On September 30, the Trade Subcommittee of the Australian Parliament's Joint
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade met with several
[https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=committees/commjnt/25041/&sid=0004]
witnesses
[https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/
Tony Abbott on the Applications of China and Taiwan to Join the CPTPP
On September 30, the Trade Subcommittee of the Australian Parliament's Joint
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade met with former
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
[https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=committees/commjnt/25041/&sid=0003]
(currently an adviser to