Phase One Agreement
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Senate Hearing for U.S. Trade Rep. Nominee Touches on Phase One, Other China Issues
At a Senate confirmation hearing for Jamieson Greer, the nominee to be President Trump's U.S. Trade Representative, Senators pressed Greer on a number of issues related to China, including non-tariff barriers and subsidies, and enforcement of the Phase One trade deal.
USTR Announces Compliance Review for Phase One Deal
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced on Friday that it would review the Economic and Trade Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) (generally referred to as the "Phase One"
Trump's America First Trade Policy Memo References Phase One Deal, Section 301 Actions
In a memorandum to agency heads issued yesterday, President Trump laid out a number of objectives and specific actions related to his trade policy, including many that target China.
USTR Issues 22nd Report on China's WTO Compliance
Last Friday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued its 22nd report on China's compliance with "commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), including both multilateral commitments and any bilateral commitments made to the United States."
Rundown of Treasury Secretary Yellen's China Trip
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen just completed a trip to China, in which she tried to stabilize China-U.S. economic relations through meetings with Chinese government officials such as Premier Li, Vice Premier He, Finance Minister Liu, and People’s Bank of China Head Pan, as well as various
U.S. Congressman Reintroduces Chinese Citrus Import Ban
A member of Congress from Florida has reintroduced legislation to ban imports of citrus from China. This legislation followed the authorization of these imports as part of the Phase One deal, even though U.S. citrus imports from China have remained limited after the deal.
Unresolved Issue on Beef Feed Additive Leads to Suspension of U.S. Company's Exports to China
China's Customs agency announced that it would suspend beef imports from a U.S. company due to the detection of an illegal substance, an outstanding issue that the United States and China were supposed to work on under the Phase One Agreement.