China Enacts New Foreign Investment Security Review Measures
China recently revised several lists
[http://tradingwithchinanews.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1175&action=edit] that
would potentially attract more foreign investments. However, its new measures on
foreign investment security review could create more hurdles for foreign
investors.
On December 19, 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission
Sen. Grassley Requests USITC Investigation of the Economic Effects of Foreign Censorship Practices
On January 4, 2021, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the Chairman of
the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter
[http://docs.chinatrademonitor.com/SFC-letter-censorship.pdf] to the U.S.
International Trade Commission requesting an investigation of (1) foreign
censorship practices that impede trade or investment in key
China's Position on a COVID WTO IP Waiver
At a WTO Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
(TRIPS) meeting on 15-16 October 2020
[https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/trip_20oct20_e.htm], WTO Members
discussed a proposal submitted
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/IP/
U.S. Defense Funding Bill Pushes for Graduating China from Receiving World Bank Loans
On January 1, 2021, the U.S. Congress overrode a veto
[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532321-congress-overrides-trump-ndaa-veto]
from President Trump in order to pass annual defense spending legislation (the
National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA). One of the provisions in the bill
tries to push
China Revises Lists Related to Foreign Investment
Recently, China has taken several measures that could potentially have an impact
on foreign investment in China, including expanding the list for encouraged
foreign investment and shortening the negative list for market access.
On December 28, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the
Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released
Congressman Rick Larsen Speaks on Economic Decoupling and Various Other U.S. - China Relations Issues
At a CSIS event
[https://www.csis.org/events/online-event-chinas-power-debate-2020-keynote-remarks-and-debate-5]
on December 15, Congressman Rick Larsen (D – WA), co-chair of the US – China
Working Group, offer remarks and responded to questions from Bonnie Glaser,
director of the China Power
WTO Committee Discussion of Chinese Restrictions on Waste Imports
In the WTO’s Committee on Customs Valuation, the U.S. recently asked China about
certain restrictions on imports of waste materials. The U.S. questions/comments
and Chinese response (WTO Document G/VAL/W/369
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/VAL/W369.