US Congress
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Republican Members of Congress Press USTR on China's Economic Role in Latin America/Caribbean
Thirteen Republican members of the House of Representatives -- a list of these
members is included at the end of this piece -- sent a letter
[https://crawford.house.gov/uploadedfiles/scan.pdf] to U.S. Trade Representative
Katherine Tai expressing concern about "the growing influence and intensified
engagement
Congress Considers Legislation To Push Back Against Chinese Telecoms Equipment in Central/Eastern Europe
Both the U.S. Senate and House are considering legislation that attempts to push
Central and Eastern European countries away from using Chinese telecoms
equipment such as that of Huawei or ZTE. The Senate bill was just recently
introduced; the House bill was introduced in May and could undergo a
Senate Passes Infrastructure Bill With Requirement for Report on Forced Labor in China in Electric Vehicle Sector
Today the U.S. Senate passed a long-awaited $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill,
called the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
[https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr3684/BILLS-117hr3684eas.pdf]." One
provision in this bill is of particular interest for trade with China, as it
requires a report within
Congressional Hearing on U.S.-EU Cooperation on Issues Related to China
On July 20, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing
[https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ContentRecord_id=B04ABCA9-B140-4E01-89F3-5F532711BB46]
on “U.S.-European Cooperation on China and the Broader Indo-Pacific.” Members of
two subcommittees made statements and asked questions to four expert witnesses,
covering a wide range of issues related
Legislation Introduced in the House of Representatives to Prevent Members of the CCP from Buying U.S. Land
On June 11, Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced the “Securing America’s Land
from Foreign Interference Act.” As he put it
[https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-roy-introduces-legislation-bar-china-buying-american-land]
in a press release, the goal is “to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
from owning land in the United States.” He
U.S. Senate Passes Uyghur Forced Labor Bill
On July 14, the U.S. Senate passed
[https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2021/7/14/senate-section/article/s4905-6]
, by voice vote, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/65?r=12&s=1]. In a
press release
[https://www.rubio.senate.gov/
Antony Blinken Congressional Testimony on US-Taiwan Trade Ties
On June 7, Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified
[https://www.c-span.org/video/?512281-1/secretary-blinken-testifies-house-foreign-affairs-committee-2022-budget]
before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2022
budget request and foreign policy priorities. During that testimony, Republican
Congressman Andy Barr of Kentucky asked Secretary Blinken about the possibility
