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Biden and Xi To Hold Final Meeting, Trump Picks China Hawks for Cabinet, and Republican Legislative Priorities To Be Pushed To Next Year
President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping shaking hands at APEC
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Biden and Xi To Hold Final Meeting, Trump Picks China Hawks for Cabinet, and Republican Legislative Priorities To Be Pushed To Next Year

President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping will meet tomorrow on the sidelines of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, which kicked off this week in Lima, Peru.

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Week in Review: Trump Second Term Means More Tariffs, Republican Congressional Wins to Impact China Agenda, and Treasury Expands CFIUS Jurisdiction
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Week in Review: Trump Second Term Means More Tariffs, Republican Congressional Wins to Impact China Agenda, and Treasury Expands CFIUS Jurisdiction

Upon beginning his second term, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make good on his campaign promise to drastically raise US tariffs, especially those on Chinese imports, upending years of US trade policy and potentially leading to a renewed trade war.

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Week in Review: Biden Administration Finalizes Curbs on US Investments into Sensitive Technologies in China
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Week in Review: Biden Administration Finalizes Curbs on US Investments into Sensitive Technologies in China

The Department of the Treasury on Monday released a final rule implementing President Joe Biden’s August 2023 executive order on “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern.”

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Week in Review: Biden Administration Releases Updated Proposed Rule on Transfer of US Persons’ Data
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Week in Review: Biden Administration Releases Updated Proposed Rule on Transfer of US Persons’ Data

The Department of Justice on Monday released the second iteration of a proposed rule to implement an executive order aimed at preventing certain entities from accessing US persons’ data. First introduced in February, the rule would limit the transfer of sensitive US personal data to countries of concern, including China.

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Week in Review: Administration Defends Chinese Tech Restrictions, Chinese Entities Added to Sanctions Lists, and TikTok Faces New Legal Challenges
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Week in Review: Administration Defends Chinese Tech Restrictions, Chinese Entities Added to Sanctions Lists, and TikTok Faces New Legal Challenges

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Tuesday held a call with her Chinese counterpart, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao, where she reiterated the United States’ “small yard, high fence policy” when it comes to regulating Chinese technology.

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Week in Review: Walz and Vance Debate Trade Policy, BIS Releases Final VEU Rules, and Republicans Pitch PNTR bill
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Week in Review: Walz and Vance Debate Trade Policy, BIS Releases Final VEU Rules, and Republicans Pitch PNTR bill

During Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz unpacked their respective economic platforms, both emphasizing the need to invest in the US economy and compete with China, but in different ways.

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Week in Review: Commerce Proposes Chinese Connected Vehicle Ban, House Close to Outbound Investment Bill, and China’s IRA Dispute Progresses at WTO
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Week in Review: Commerce Proposes Chinese Connected Vehicle Ban, House Close to Outbound Investment Bill, and China’s IRA Dispute Progresses at WTO

The Department of Commerce on Thursday issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit the import or sale in the United States of connected vehicles (CVs) with certain software or hardware designed, manufactured, or developed in China. With most newly modeled cars incorporating some internet-connected system, this rule would effectively ban all Chinese cars from entering the US market.

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Week in Review: White House De Minimis Proposal Stirs Congressional Debate, Commerce to Issue New Semiconductor Export Controls, and TikTok vs. DOJ Case Progresses
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Week in Review: White House De Minimis Proposal Stirs Congressional Debate, Commerce to Issue New Semiconductor Export Controls, and TikTok vs. DOJ Case Progresses

The Biden administration’s announcement of a new rulemaking process to limit the ability of Chinese products under $800 to enter the United States duty-free under the de minimis provision has breathed new life into congressional deliberations on the issue.

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Week in Review: Administration Announces Rules on De Minimis and Section 301, China Bills Sent to Senate, and CIWG Concludes
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Week in Review: Administration Announces Rules on De Minimis and Section 301, China Bills Sent to Senate, and CIWG Concludes

The Biden administration announced today that it would be taking new actions to limit use of the de minimis provision, a trade rule that allows shipments under $800 to enter the United States tariff-free.

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