Foreign Legislation
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Republican Senator Introduces Latest Bill To Withdraw China PNTR
Earlier this week, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill to withdraw Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) from China, which would raise tariffs on Chinese imports. This bill is one of several that have been introduced recently on this issue, but at this moment none seems likely to be enacted
U.S. Congressional Committee Discusses Underseas Cable Bill
In late February, a bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation that would "limit foreign adversaries like China from accessing goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables and establishing agreements with allies and partners to do the same." That bill has
U.S. Congressional Committee Discusses China Developing Country Status Bill
Last week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill that would require the U.S. administration to push for changes to China's developing country status in international organizations, bringing the bill one step closer to passage in the House.
U.S. Official Comments on Chinese Economic Coercion; New Legislation on Issue Introduced
At a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) event last week, Melanie Hart, Senior Advisor for China and the Indo-Pacific in the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, discussed issues related to Chinese economic coercion. In addition, a bipartisan group of
Florida Bill Would Restrict Chinese Investment in Sensitive Locations, Strategic Assets
Last week, two Democratic Florida state legislators announced that they had introduced legislation that would "block the purchase or acquisition of real property by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and any related third party, in locations close to military bases and locations deemed to be strategic assets in the
U.S. Legislation Introduced on China's Developing Country Status
Yesterday, a bipartisan duo of members of Congress announced that they had introduced legislation that would push back against the labelling of China as a "developing country" in international organizations.
U.S. Legislation Introduced on Chinese Compliance with OECD Export Credit Rules
A Republican Congressman has introduced legislation that would push the Biden administration to negotiate rules to limit China's use of a certain kind of export subsidy.