US Congress

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Republican Congressman Introduces Resolution Demanding Information on China's Access to Patents in any TRIPS Waiver

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) introduced a Resolution on June 9 requesting that President Biden transmit information and documents on any TRIPS Waiver signed at the WTO, with a focus on China's access to intellectual property.

New U.S. Bill Restricts Transactions in Regions with Human Rights Concerns, Focusing on Xinjiang

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week would restrict banks from doing business with entities that operate in Xinjiang and other regions where human rights abuses occur.

U.S. Federal Retirement Fund Nominees Vow To Steer Clear of Chinese Firms

As we reported in mid-April, three Republican U.S. Senators sent a letter to four of President Biden’s nominees to serve on the Federal Thrift Retirement Investment Board, requesting that they "commit to withholding the retirement savings of U.S. service members and other federal employees from Chinese
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Senator Rubio Says DFC Should Focus on Countering China's BRI

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter yesterday to the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), criticizing the DFC for focusing on progressive goals and ignoring its mission of "counter[ing] the Chinese Communist Party’s Belt and Road Initiative."

Republican Senators Raise Concern about Proposed Chinese Acquisition of Forbes

Four Republican Senators sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen yesterday in order to raise concerns about "the proposed acquisition of Forbes by an entity linked to the Chinese Communist Party," and urging a CFIUS investigation.

Bipartisan Group of Senators Urges President Biden to Keep Section 301 Tariffs in Place, Enforce Phase One Deal

As a review of the U.S. Section 301 tariffs on China looms, and the Biden administration faces a difficult decision as to what to do with those tariffs, a bipartisan group of Senators is putting pressure on the administration not to remove the tariffs.

Members of Congress Continue Push for Funding to Enforce Uyghur Forced Labor Bill

A bipartisan group of members of Congress who head up the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees "requesting expanded funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to vigorously enforce the import restrictions required by the
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