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China calls for total removal of Trump-era tariffs after US exemptions
China’s commerce ministry is urging the U.S. to remove all tariffs on Chinese goods to help return bilateral economic and trade relations to the pre-Trump normal. The news comes following Washington’s decision to reinstate tariff exemptions on more than 350 Chinese goods.
China has “fallen far short” of its trade commitments, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in a new report. The trade deal, formed under the former Trump administration, “did not meaningfully address the more fundamental concerns that the United States has with China’s state-led, non market policies and practices.”
Last week on SupChina: China missed Trump trade deal targets, but what can Biden do?
House Passes Bill Adding Billions to Research to Compete With China
The U.S. is getting tougher on China, after the House passed a new China competition bill that would pour nearly $300 billion into scientific research and domestic manufacturing, per the New York Times. U.S. officials have also called for “concrete action” from China to fulfill its commitment to the “Phase 1” trade deal signed under the Trump administration, Reuters reports.
Biden Promised to Confront China. First He Has to Confront America’s Bizarre Trade Politics.
When and how will the Biden administration make a proper China policy? First, it has to get past its infighting over trade policy. As Bob Davis reports at Politico, when it came to how to “confront America’s bizarre trade politics,” a “vague proposal was the only way that squabbling officials could come to a public consensus.” Separately, Axios has reported a previously undisclosed spat between U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and national security adviser Jake Sullivan last September, when Tai accused Sullivan of undermining him by prematurely announcing to the press that the Biden administration was considering additional tariffs on China — before Tai’s office had finished its review of trade policy.
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After calling Xi, Biden considers pressuring China over trade, Taiwan (September 13) Biden’s trade chief presses China to fulfill Trump agreement pledges, signals little change in tariffs (October 4)
World’s Biggest Free Trade Pact to Kick Off Tomorrow
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the world’s largest free trade agreement, signed by 15 Asian-Pacific states in November last year, came into effect on Saturday. See on SupChina last year: How the China-friendly RCEP arose after the U.S. abandoned TPP.
Clinton Sees Changes to U.S. Tariffs on China, Blasts Putin
The Biden administration is likely to remove some punitive tariffs on China, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton predicted in an interview with Bloomberg.
EU shelves Taiwan trade upgrade amid balancing act on China
Announcement of new strategic format for liaising with Taiwan on trade is postponed, as lawmakers push Taiwan issue but also aim to re-engage with Beijing.
Don’t believe the deglobalisation narrative
Is decoupling over-hyped? “Data show trade balances are not shrinking and foreign investment continues to pour into China,” says Megan Greene in the Financial Times. “Decoupling is everywhere except in reality,” says think tank MacroPolo.
Labour says PPE orders must not go to Xinjiang firms that use forced workers
Exclusive: Emily Thornberry appeals to Sajid Javid to tackle issue of forced labour in Chinese province
China's July factory activity growth slips to 15-month low - Caixin PMI
China's factory activity growth slipped sharply in July as demand contracted for the first time in over a year in part on high product prices, a business survey showed on Monday, underscoring challenges facing the world's manufacturing hub.
Johnson may block Chinese takeover of UK’s largest computer chip maker
Post-Brexit trade adviser Tony Abbott ‘heartened’ by review into takeover of Newport Wafer Fab
Fewer have confidence in China’s Xi than US’s Biden: Pew survey
Positive views of the US got a Biden bounce across 17 advanced economies, while negative views of China and Xi persist.
Rusal sees China's recycled aluminium output almost tripling by 2030
China's production of secondary aluminium will almost triple by the end of this decade if all announced recycling projects come to fruition, Rusal said on Wednesday, as the country caps primary smelting capacity and looks to reduce emissions.
India blocks China-made wireless device imports: Report
India has blocked imports of China-made bluetooth speakers, wireless earphones, smartphones and more: Reuters.
‘Fuel on the fire’: war of words between Australia and China stokes tension
Scott Morrison wants to ‘pursue peace’ but ‘drums of war’ speeches from his government have raised hackles
EU says it can't help Montenegro on China loan but can on financing
The European Union cannot help EU-hopeful Montenegro repay its debts to China, but can help it complete a highway plan that started with a huge loan from Beijing, the European Commission said on Monday.
China-EU relations face challenges, Xi tells Germany's Merkel
President Xi Jinping told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday that he saw "various challenges" in relations between China and the European Union and hoped the EU could "independently" make correct judgements, a Chinese government statement said.
Mexico minister plans visits to Russia, China, India, U.S. over vaccines
Mexico's foreign minister said on Tuesday he planned visits soon to Russia, China, India and the United States as part of his government's efforts to make sure that its supply agreements for vaccines against COVID-19 are honored.
Boeing urges U.S. to separate China trade and human rights
Boeing Co urged the United States on Wednesday to keep human rights and other disputes separate from trade relations with Beijing, and warned European rival Airbus would gain if the U.S. planemaker were locked out of China.
South Korean foreign minister going to China for first time in three years
A South Korean foreign minister will visit China this week for the first time in three years, looking for ways to improve ties even as tensions are running high between Beijing and the United States, the South's most important ally.