US Congress
Total 165 Posts
Republican Senators Raise Concern about Proposed Chinese Acquisition of Forbes
Four Republican Senators sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen yesterday in order to raise concerns about "the proposed acquisition of Forbes by an entity linked to the Chinese Communist Party," and urging a CFIUS investigation.
Bipartisan Group of Senators Urges President Biden to Keep Section 301 Tariffs in Place, Enforce Phase One Deal
As a review of the U.S. Section 301 tariffs on China looms, and the Biden administration faces a difficult decision as to what to do with those tariffs, a bipartisan group of Senators is putting pressure on the administration not to remove the tariffs.
Members of Congress Continue Push for Funding to Enforce Uyghur Forced Labor Bill
A bipartisan group of members of Congress who head up the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees "requesting expanded funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to vigorously enforce the import restrictions required by the
Bipartisan Group of U.S. Senators Calls for Taiwan's Inclusion in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
In advance of the Biden administration's expected launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) next week, a bipartisan group of 52 Senators sent a letter to President Biden yesterday calling for the inclusion of Taiwan in the IPEF.
Bipartisan House Bill Tries To Shift Manufacturing from China to Latin America
Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a bill to bring manufacturing back to the Western hemisphere by providing incentives for manufacturers to leave China. While the future of the bill remains uncertain, some of its provisions push in novel directions and will likely raise both
Senator Menendez's "Economic Statecraft" Bill Would Confront and Compete with China
Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bill at the end of April calling for both confrontation and competition with China.
Senator Rubio Urges FCC To Further Restrict Chinese Telecom Companies
In a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) requested the FCC "to ensure dangerous Chinese telecommunications firms present in the U.S. are unable to evade restrictions and impair American national security."