The White House this morning announced a new action to limit application of the de minimis provision, a trade rule that several lawmakers argue offers a loophole to Chinese firms. The Office of the US Trade Representative also released its final determination on Section 301 tariff hikes. Read more
The House passed a series of “China week” bills focused on issues from trade to national security. Several of the proposals will likely be included in the National Defense...
The House is set to vote on a series of China-related legislation next week. Bills up for consideration include those related to export controls and Chinese technology restrictions. Read more
Two senior US officials traveled to China this week, continuing the recent momentum of official visits to the country. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago and Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy John Podesta each met with...
National Security Advisory Jake Sullivan met with President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi this week. According to readouts, the two sides will work toward a presidential call in the coming weeks. Read more
Over the last week, the United States announced new entity listings and sanctions targeting Chinese firms supporting Russia. Forty-two Chinese entities were added to the Department of Commerce’s export controls blacklist, and the Treasury Department and...
The leadership of the House Select Committee on the CCP has asked the US Food and Drug Administration for details on its oversight of US pharmaceutical companies’ clinical trials in China. The letter comes as lawmakers are rallying behind the BIOSECURE Act, a proposal aimed at limiting US exposure to Chinese biotech firms. Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris bashed former President Donald Trump’s universal import tariff proposal during the launch of her own...
A Treasury Department delegation is currently in Shanghai to discuss cross-border data transfer, macroeconomic issues, IMF governance, and more. The talks with People's Bank of China officials are taking place as part of the fifth meeting of the Financial Working Group, which was established last year. Read more
USCBC understands that House Speaker Mike Johnson still plans to hold a “China week” in late September, but the exact timing and bills up for discussion...
Commerce is expected to propose a ban on high-level Chinese software in autonomous and connected vehicles. USCBC understands companies will be able to apply for exceptions, and that the rule will go up for industry comment prior to being finalized. Read more
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz appears to be aligned with the Biden administration’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’s approach to managing the US-China relationship. Walz worked on China-related...
The Commerce Department proposed new rules that would significantly expand US export controls. The rules would enhance restrictions on US persons activities supporting Chinese military and intelligence end uses and users. Read more
The Office of the US Trade Representative delayed the imposition of new Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods. The decision, which postpones duties on Chinese electric vehicles and other clean technologies, is likely indicative of procedural...
So far, Vice President Kamala Harris has not suggested she would deviate from the Biden administration’s direction for China policy if elected president. Prior to joining the administration, her record on China was mostly related to human rights. Read more
American tech firms’ investments and operations in China were under the microscope during a Select Committee on the CCP hearing on China’s surveillance and censorship practices. Representative Andy Barr took the...
Former President Donald Trump announced that Ohio Senator JD Vance, a fellow China hawk, would be his running mate. Trump and Vance seem more or less aligned on expanding tariffs, namely through revoking China’s permanent normal trade relations status under US law. Read more
The House is gearing up for a “China week” early this fall, potentially as soon as September. Bills on the table include BIOSECURE, de minimis, and outbound investment. Read more
China has...
House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to bring BIOSECURE, de minimis, outbound investment, and China sanctions legislation to a vote before the end of the year. But despite praising former President Donald Trump’s approach to China, Johnson has not explicitly endorsed Trump’s proposal to hike tariffs further. Read more
The Biden administration is pulling the plug on tariff-free transshipment of Chinese steel and aluminum through Mexico. It also expanded the government’s...
