US Congress

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U.S. Senate Resolution Targets Illegal, Unregulated, Unreported Fishing, Calls Out China

A bipartisan U.S. Senate Resolution introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and co-sponsored by Senators James Risch (R-ID), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) expresses concern over illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean, and identifies various Chinese state-backed practices

Two U.S. Senators Push Treasury Secretary on TikTok Issues

In a letter sent last week, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) wrote to Treasury Secretary and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Chair Janet Yellen about concerns with TikTok.

U.S. Senator Seeks Federal Review of Ford/CATL Investment

A Republican Senator is calling for a Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of the licensing agreement between Ford Motor Company and Chinese company Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) that was signed earlier this week.

U.S. Senate Committee Considers U.S.-China Strategic Competition, Economic Coercion

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing last week on "Evaluating U.S.-China Policy in the Era of Strategic Competition," with one of the issues discussed being how to counter Chinese economic coercion.

U.S. Senators Press SHEIN on Forced Labor

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators is pressing Chinese fast fashion company SHEIN for information on Xinjiang cotton made with forced labor in their supply chains.

Members of Congress Introduce Taiwan Resolution, Support Taiwan FTA

In late January, Congressman Thomas Tiffany (R-WI) introduced a resolution that "calls on the President to abandon the One China policy in favor of one that recognizes Taiwan as an independent country that is not a part of China." The resolution also "urges the President to bolster

Legislation on U.S. TikTok Ban Introduced, Committee Vote and TikTok Testimony to Congress Coming Soon

There have been a number of recent developments on actions by the U.S. federal government related to TikTok, including newly introduced legislation to ban it nationwide, a new House Committee scrutinizing TikTok, and upcoming testimony before a House committee by TikTok's CEO.
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