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Mid-Week Update: Biden Cabinet Nominees on China, China's US Farm Imports Recover, and Congress Watchlist

The rollout of actions targeting China continued this week. On Tuesday, the Department of Commerce announced the first anti-subsidy duties on certain Chinese imports due to currency undervaluation, potentially opening the door for many more cases. The administration is also reportedly preparing...

Week in Review: Biden May Be Open to Multilateral Trade Deals, Busy Hill Agenda With Time Running Out

USCBC understands that the Trump administration is still considering a variety of executive actions targeting China before leaving office, including entity listings of Chinese companies, more restrictions related to Xinjiang forced labor, and increased engagement in the Asia Pacific region....

Week in Review: A Not-So-Lame Duck, TikTok Ban Loses Steam, and China Acknowledges Biden Victory

This week, President-elect Joe Biden moved forward with the transfer of power, assembling a transition team to identify people for key cabinet posts. However, President Trump and key officials in his administration have refused to formally concede. Trump dug his heels in even further this week,...

US Executive Order Bans Investment in Chinese Military Companies

Under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authority, President Trump issued an executive order today banning US persons from trading securities of “communist Chinese military companies.” According to the executive order, these companies contribute to China’s civil-military fusion...

Dual Circulation Strategy Attempts Tricky Balance Between Self Sufficiency and Openness

First mentioned in May, the concept of “dual circulation” introduces a new effort to sustain China’s continued economic development in a post-pandemic world. The framework consists of both “domestic circulation,” referring to production and consumption within China, and “international...

Draft Ecommerce Policy Addresses Anti-monopoly Concerns, Data, and Livestreaming

Although provisions of the 2019 Ecommerce Law have been enforced to varying degrees in different regions of China for almost 2 years now, comprehensive implementing measures have yet to be officially codified. Last month, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued draft...

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