Liz Truss on the UK-China Trade Relationship
Politico hosted an interview today
[https://www.politico.eu/event/interview-with-elizabeth-truss/] with UK Trade
Minister Liz Truss. Anna Isaac of Politico asked Minister Truss about a number
of trade issues. The following are the questions and answers related to trade
with China.
> Anna Isaac:
Let'
MOFCOM Announces Trade Remedy Rules Applies to UK and EU after Brexit
On January 29, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued the No. 3 Notice of 2021,
Notice on Handling Trade Remedy Cases involving EU and UK after Brexit
[http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/c/202102/20210203035894.shtml].
The official statement reads as follows:
> The United Kingdom officially withdrew
Australia Releases "Post-Implementation Review" of China-Australia FTA
In the midst of rising economic
[https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/australia-china-economic-and-trade-relations-are-heading-for-a-hard-reset/]
and broader
[https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/china-australia-slump-continues-to-deepen/]
tensions between Australia and China, on March 2, 2021 the Australian government
released its
China Updates WTO on Its Countervailing Duty Actions
Pursuant to Article 25.11 of the SCM Agreement, China recently provided its
semi-annual report of its countervailing duty actions, covering the period July
1 – December 31, 2020 (WTO document G/SCM/N/371/CHN
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/SCM/N371CHN.
Chinese State Council Press Conference on Trade Policies
On February 24, the State Council Information Office of China held a press
conference
[http://www.scio.gov.cn/xwfbh/xwbfbh/wqfbh/44687/44948/wz44950/Document/1699129/1699129.htm]
with regard to China’s plan for trade and economic development. Chinese Minister
of Commerce (MOFCOM) Wang Wentao, Vice Minister of
Questions and Answers on China at Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Nomination of Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative
On February 25, President Biden’s nominee for U.S. Trade Representative,
Katherine Tai, testified at a confirmation hearing
[https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-to-consider-the-nomination-of-katherine-c-tai-of-the-district-of-columbia-to-be-united-states-trade-representative-with-the-rank-of-ambassador-
EU Outlines Trade Policy Plans
The European Commission issued its internal Trade Policy Review
[https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2021/february/tradoc_159438.pdf]
(COM(2021) 66 final) on February 18, 2020, setting out an “open, sustainable and
assertive trade policy” to ensure “open and fair trade with well-functioning,
diversified and sustainable