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The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security on Tuesday finalized an amendment to its export control rules intended to expand its ability to block products that could be used to perpetuate humans-rights abuses.
The Trump administration’s decision to export material used in missile production to China undermines U.S. national security and should not be allowed to proceed, a group of Senate Democrats said on Monday.
Sector-specific trade agreements with Taiwan, rather than the full-blown trade deal many U.S. lawmakers have called for, could allow the U.S. to avoid a retaliatory response from China, analysts tell Inside U.S. Trade.
“I think it underscores the fact that there's a schism between the working men and women of America, particularly in blue-collar manufacturing, and the globalist elites who run our multinational corporations.”
“We do still see China-related transactions and we’re paying attention in the non-notified space to a number of transactions as well.”
The U.S. violated World Trade Organization rules with its recently imposed restrictions on Chinese-owned social media platforms TikTok and WeChat, China argued on Friday in Geneva.
“Work to define detailed key requirements for non-defense customers would support more effective policy responses for matters such as … trade negotiations.”
“The vast majority of respondents are moving, or are considering moving, operations to the U.S. to improve coordination and control over processes.”
“As farmers continue to rebuild from a disastrous trade war, Joe will reverse course with a coherent, assertive trade policy that works for American farmers,” the former agriculture secretary said.
“We are confident that a U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement would promote security and economic growth for the United States, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific as a whole.”
President Trump on Wednesday declared a national emergency to address the threat of “undue” reliance on critical mineral imports and issued an executive order directing federal agencies to assess ways to reduce dependence on adversaries, which could include trade restrictions.
The next administration should strike sector-specific deals with Asia-Pacific countries to rebuild trust en route to joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to a new report that maps out a possible path for the U.S. to re-enter.
The China Task Force believes the department has failed to fully implement the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
A group of House Republicans on Wednesday issued a slew of recommendations to address illicit Chinese trade behavior, ranging from deepening trade relationships with allies to hindering Beijing’s influence to launching phase-two negotiations with China.
Restrictions imposed in 2018 have “prompted Chinese producers to shift exports of aluminum foil to other foreign markets.”
The Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity is “more important than ever,” the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Steel Committee said this week, flagging significant market changes sparked by the coronavirus pandemic -- and “record” steel production in China.
PIIE's Chad Bown laments what he calls “one more fundamental inconsistency of the Trump administration’s own trade policy.”
The U.S. said it “understand[s] that China does not seek further litigation but requested a panel to preserve its rights.”
A group representing a range of U.S. companies and industry associations opposes several measures in fiscal year 20101 House and Senate defense authorization bills that would demand domestic sourcing for U.S. weapons programs and force companies to cut ties with Chinese suppliers.