U.S. House Resolution Introduced to Press for Moving the 2022 Olympics Out of China, or to Boycott if They Are Not Moved
On February 15, 2021, Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) introduced a resolution in the
House of Representatives
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/129/text]
(H.Res.129) “[u]rging the United States Olympic Committee, the International
Olympic Committee, and the Olympic Committees of other countries to
U.S. House Resolution Introduced to "Rebid the 2022 Olympic Winter Games" and Boycott if They Are Held in China
On February 11, 2021, Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) introduced a concurrent
resolution in the House of Representatives
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/16]
(H.Con.Res.16) “[u]rging that the International Olympic Committee rebid the 2022
Olympic Winter Games, and expressing the sense
Canadian Spy Agency Director Calls China "A Direct Threat" to National Security
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director David Vigneault, during a
public speech
[https://www.canada.ca/en/security-intelligence-service/news/2021/02/remarks-by-director-david-vigneault-to-the-centre-for-international-governance-innovation.html]
on February 9, identified the Government of China as “a direct threat to our
Xiaomi Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Designation as Communist Chinese Military Company
The Chinese electronics company Xiaomi and three individuals associated with it
have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
challenging the U.S. government’s designation of Xiaomi as a Communist Chinese
military company and the resulting restrictions imposed on it. The complaint
February 5th Canadian Parliament Discussion of Huawei and 5G Networks
At the Canadian Parliament’s House of Commons debate on February 5, 2021
[https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/house/sitting-58/hansard#Int-11121889]
, MP James Cummings of the Conservative party pressed William Amos, the
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, on
a
WTO Import Licensing Committee Discussion of China's Implementation of Import Ban on Solid Waste
Along the same lines as the questions recently asked
[http://tradingwithchinanews.com/2020/12/13/wto-committee-discussion-of-restrictions-on-waste-imports/]
by the United States in the WTO Committee on Customs Valuation, the United
States raised issues related to China’s import ban on solid waste during a
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation on Batteries
On February 1, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced
[https://usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2021/er0201ll1711.htm] that it had
voted to institute a Section 337 investigation of certain imported batteries and
products containing these batteries. The complaint in the case alleges
violations of Section 337