US Congress
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Members of Congress Press U.S. Trade Rep. on Chinese EV Imports
Although U.S. imports of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) are practically non-existent right now, several members of Congress who focus on China issues are pushing the Biden administration to take action that they believe would help keep these EVs out of the market in the future. Their proposed method of
Letters from U.S. Congressmen Raise Hikvision/Dahua Concerns with Retailers
Two members of Congress on a China Commission are pressing retailers Costco and ADI on their sale of products from Chinese companies whose products are connected to allegations of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
U.S. House China Select Committee Members Press Administration on Outbound Investment
Two key members of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen with recommendations for the implementation of the Biden Administration's August Executive Order on outbound American investment.
Trade Expert Explains Congressional Views on Outbound Investment Restrictions
At a Washington International Trade Association event last week on "Trade and National Security: China and Outbound Investment in the Crosshairs," Clete Willems, the Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economics and Deputy NEC Director during the Trump administration, provided a useful overview of the current discussion
U.S. Commission Holds Hearing on Chinese Seafood Labor Practices
Yesterday, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China held a hearing on "How Forced Labor in China Taints America’s Seafood Supply Chain," with various witnesses testifying about different aspects of the issue.
Members of U.S. Congress Seek Crackdown on Illegal Chinese Fishing
A bipartisan group of members of Congress has written a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator, "urging him to take immediate action against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) Chinese fishing fleets that operate globally," including consultations and, possibly, "corrective action."
Xi Meets with U.S. Senators
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with a bipartisan delegation from the U.S. Senate, led by Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), yesterday, where the two sides talked about cooperation and specific issues of concern.