Simon Lester
Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Visits Canada
Last week, Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and China's Minister of Foreign Affairs, traveled to Canada to meet with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand.
Australia Forces Chinese Investors Out of Rare Earth Mine
As part of a broader strategy related to developing critical mineral resources, the Australian government has forced several Chinese investors out of a rare earth mining project, and at the same time is pushing ahead with similar projects financed by Western-allied governments.
Australia Steel Safeguards Investigation Generates Chinese Pushback
Earlier this year, Australia initiated a safeguards investigation on fabricated structural steel ("FSS"), with Chinese products as one of the main sources of imports.
WTO Panel Composed in China's Complaint on Indian Auto/Renewable Energy Measures
A WTO panel has been composed to hear China's complaint concerning "certain measures maintained by India that affect trade in the automotive and renewable energy technology sectors."
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
Following a high-stakes summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin. The back-to-back summits underscore China's delicate balancing act.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) revised its control
U.S. Court Upholds Trump Administration Divestment Order in Chinese Takeover of Tech Company
In an opinion issued earlier this week, a U.S. court ruled in favor of a Trump administration order that a Chinese purchaser of a U.S. audiovisual equipment company must divest the purchase, and that a preliminary injunction appointing a receiver to handle the divestment is the appropriate relief.
U.S. Trade Rep. Greer Talks Board of Trade, AI, Chinese FDI
At an event yesterday at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer had a discussion with former U.S. Trade Rep. Mike Froman, who is now the President of CFR, about various aspects of U.S. trade policy. Issues related to China that came up