July Op-Eds, Papers, and Journal Articles on China Trade Issues
The following are some op-eds, policy papers, and journal articles on China
trade issues published in July:
Mary E. Lovely, David Xu, Yinhan Zhang, "Collateral benefits? South Korean
exports to the United States and the US-China trade war," Peterson Institute,
Policy Brief 21-18, July 2021,
China Further Curbs Steel Exports
On July 29, China announced that it would again adjust the export tariffs for
certain steel products (including ferrochrome and high-purity pig iron), and
cancel export tax rebates for some steel products (including cold-rolled
products and hot-dipped galvanized coil). The decisions were announced through
two separate notices
Commerce Department Makes Preliminary Affirmative CVD Finding on Mobile Access Equipment from China, But Says Currency Undervaluation Did Not Provide a Countervailable Benefit
The U.S. Commerce Department has preliminarily determined
[https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/30/2021-16332/certain-mobile-access-equipment-and-subassemblies-thereof-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china]
that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of
certain mobile access equipment and subassemblies thereof from
Australia Foreign Investment Review Board Report Offers Data on Chinese Investment Transactions
The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board recently released its annual
report
[https://firb.gov.au/sites/firb.gov.au/files/2021-06/FIRB2019-20AnnualReport.pdf]
for 2019-2020, documenting the foreign investment transactions it considered
during that period. The report offers data and explanations related to
investment coming into Australia
Update on China's GPA Accession Negotiations
At the meeting of the WTO Committee on Government Procurement held on June 2,
2021, for which the meeting minutes
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/PLURI/GPA/M83.pdf&Open=True]
were just recently circulated, China provided some details on the status of
China Extends AD/CVD Investigation Periods on U.S. Polyphenylene Ether
On July 26, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that it would extend the
antidumping and countervailing duty investigation periods on polyphenylene ether
imported from the United States.
The No. 17 Notice
[http://cacs.mofcom.gov.cn/cacscms/article/jkdc?articleId=170071&type=F] and
No.
18 Notice
[http:
Proposed Legislation Would Restrict American Rescue Plan Funds from Being Used to Purchase Chinese Telecoms Equipment
Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) have introduced legislation
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2474/text] entitled
the "American Telecommunications Security Act" that they say would "prohibit
federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act from being used to