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
FCC Bans China Telecom U.S. Business, Eyeing More Companies Soon
On October 26, the FCC revoked
[https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-revokes-china-telecom-americas-telecom-services-authority]
the license for the state-owned China Telecom Corp.’s U.S. business China
Telecom Americas to provide domestic interstate and international
telecommunications services in the United States. Decisions on licenses
Chinese Customs Stops Issuing GSP Certificates for Exports to EU, UK and Others
On October 25, China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3968366/index.html] (link in
Chinese) stating that, according to the Provisions for Issuing GSP Certificates
of Origin, since EU members, the United Kingdom, Canada, Turkey, Ukraine and
Liechtenstein no
China Notifies Results of Steel Safeguards Consultations with EU
In late June, the European Commission provided notice
[https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=2280] that it would be
extending for three additional years the safeguard measure in place on imports
of certain steel products. In response to this extension, China requested
consultations under Article 12.
GOP Members of Congress Call On Biden Administration To Crack Down On Sharing Critical U.S. Technology With China
The Republican-led China Task Force in the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo calling for a crack down on sharing critical U.S. technology with China, and in particular for enforcement of U.S. export control laws to be tightened. The China