U.S. Congressional Hearing Examines China Trade Issues

At a U.S. House of Representatives hearing yesterday, members of Congress asked Biden administration officials about a range of issues related to economic relations with China: export licenses granted by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); China's economic coercion; MFN treatment for China in the event of action against Taiwan; Chinese investment in an Afghanistan copper mine; and China's position in the WTO.