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The Biden Administration's China Trade Policy

I wrote a piece over at China Trade Monitor (still free for now!) on Katherine Tai's speech from yesterday and the Biden administration's developing China trade policy. Here's the intro and conclusions: After months of saying that they are reviewing their China trade policy,

The Possibility of Another Section 301 Investigation on Chinese Trade Practices

At the end of the day on Friday, there were a number of news reports about the Biden administration considering a new Section 301 investigation on China, this time focusing on subsidies. Here's Bloomberg: The Biden administration is weighing a new [Section 301] investigation into Chinese subsidies and

The Place of China in U.S. Foreign Policy After 9/11 and China's WTO Accession

Former State Department official Evan Feigenbaum was recently part of an oral history project on the George W. Bush presidency. I found his comments on that administration's initial focus on China in foreign policy but subsequent shift to the Middle East after 9/11 very interesting. I have

Katherine Tai on China's Place in the Global Trading System and the U.S. Response

Here are two questions/answers related to China's place in the global trading system and how the United States should deal with China, from today's House Ways and Means committee hearing on the Biden administration's trade agenda: Chairman Neal: Ambassador, when China joined the

Forced Technology Transfer Provisions in the CAI and the US-China Phase One Deal

It's interesting to compare the forced technology transfer provisions of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) and the US-China Phase One trade agreement. Here are the CAI provisions: Article 3 Performance Requirements 1. Neither Party may, in connection with the establishment or the operation of all enterprises

What Did Bill Clinton Say about China's WTO Entry?

I often hear that Bill Clinton make a mistake by believing and/or promising that China would liberalize economically and politically when it joined the WTO. And I see him quoted selectively to make that point. I recently came across one of these quotes, and thought it would be worth

Does China Comply with Its WTO Obligations?

Over on twitter and elsewhere, I often hear vague allegations along the lines of "China cheats on its WTO obligations." There are two aspects to the issue of China's compliance with its WTO obligations: (1) How does China respond to WTO complaints brought against it, and

The U.S. and China Are Talking about What Went Wrong in the U.S.-China Trade Talks

China has now put out a White Paper on the "China-U.S. Economic and Trade Consultations." Bloomberg has the English translation here. This is one passage:: The US government accusation of Chinese backtracking is totally groundless. It is common practice for both sides to make new proposals for