Simon Lester
Members of Congress Keep Up Push Against Chinese Seafood Imports Due To Forced Labor Concerns
Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), along with several colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump urging him to issue an Executive Order prohibiting seafood harvested by Chinese-linked vessels or processed in China from entering
Members of Congress Lobby Trump Administration on Chinese Chips
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China and Congressman George Whitesides (D-CA) have sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging him not to authorize American purchases of memory chips from Chinese companies.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
On July 10, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the General Administration of Customs (GACC) issued a joint announcement imposing an immediate, temporary export ban on helium to protect the domestic industry from severe global supply disruptions.
Last month, a Chinese
U.S. Trade Rep. Comments on Rare Earths, September Meeting with XI
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer gave a brief overview of his view of the current trade situation with rare earths, as well as a preview of the planned meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi in September.
EU Review of Foreign Subsidies Regulation Leads To Proposals for Administrative Changes
A new report and presentation by the European Commission to the European Parliament builds on several years of experience with the EU's Foreign Subsidies Regulation to propose improvements and refinements to the regulation going forward.
EU Parliament Committee Talks China Trade Relations
At a European Parliament International Trade Committee meeting yesterday, a key European Commission trade official briefed members of Parliament on the state of play of EU-China trade and investment relations.
Trump Administration Official Clarifies Polestar/Volvo Licensing Decisions
At a Congressional hearing yesterday, members of Congress from both parties pressed a Trump administration official on recent decisions related to the licensing of connected vehicles with links to China.