Category Archives: China

Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the International Relations Entering a New Era and the Global Sustainable Development

Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China

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REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

https://rcepsec.org/legal-text/ All-Chapters Joint Leaders’ Statement on The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) We, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, … Continue reading

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USA: Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies

EO on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Executive Order

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USA: Department of Defense released the names of additional “Communist Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the United States in accordance with the statutory requirement of Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999

DoD Today, the Department of Defense released the names of additional “Communist Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the United States in accordance with the statutory requirement of Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal … Continue reading

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USA: Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-tiktok/TikTok By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. … Continue reading

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USA: Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat

WeChat By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. … Continue reading

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USA: The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization

Executive Order 13936 of July 14, 2020 The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization 2020-15646

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Commission adopts White Paper on foreign subsidies in the Single Market

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USTR: Response to Coronavirus Crisis

Invites Public Comments to Identify Additional Products Potentially Helpful to U.S. Response Washington, DC – Throughout the process of administering its Section 301 action to combat China’s acts, policies and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation, the … Continue reading

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EU Strategy: THE EU AND CHINA ADDRESSING THE SYSTEMIC CHALLENGE

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EU and China: the 25th round of negotiations for the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment.

This week the EU and China held the 25th round of negotiations for the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment. This round saw the second exchange of market access offers on both sides. The Commission will analyse the Chinese offer carefully … Continue reading

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CHINESE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN COUNTRIES OF THE ARCTIC REGION.

Chinese FDI Arctic SEC. 1250J. CHINESE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN COUNTRIES OF THE ARCTIC REGION. (a) Findings.—Congress finds the following: (1) China is projecting a physical presence in the Arctic through upgrading to advanced icebreakers, utilizing the Arctic Ocean more … Continue reading

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CCDCOE: Huawei, 5G and China as a Security Threat

Huawei, 5G and China as a Security Threat CCDCOE NATO COOPERATIVE CYBER DEFENCE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE CCDCOE-Huawei-2019-03-28-FINAL

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Cybersecurity of 5G networks – EU COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION

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Security threats connected with the rising Chinese technological presence in the EU and possible action on the EU level to reduce them

The European Parliament calls for a common approach to cybersecurity TA-8-2019-0156_EN Believes that the Union must take the lead on cybersecurity, by means of a common approach based on the effective and efficient use of EU, Member State and industry … Continue reading

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EU-China Summit: deepening the strategic global partnership

Beijing, 16 July 2018_ The 20th Summit between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China held today in Beijing has underlined that this partnership has reached a new level of importance for our own citizens, for our respective … Continue reading

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Commerce Department Lifts Ban After ZTE Deposits Final Tranche of $1.4 Billion Penalty

“Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation, of Shenzhen, China (“ZTE Corporation”) and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. of Hi-New Shenzhen, China (“ZTE Kangxun”) (collectively, “ZTE”) has placed $400 million in escrow at a U.S. bank.  … Continue reading

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WTO Trade Policy Review: China

The seventh review of the trade policies and practices of China takes place on 11 and 13 July 2018. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of China. Trade … Continue reading

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U.S. government has moved to block China Mobile from offering services to the U.S. telecommunications market for national security reasons.

The U.S. government has moved to block China Mobile from offering services to the U.S. telecommunications market, recommending its application be rejected because the firm posed national security risks. It said the company was “subject to exploitation, influence and control … Continue reading

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WTO DS549: EU vs. China — Certain Measures on the Transfer of Technology

On 1 June 2018, the European Union requested consultations with China concerning certain measures imposed by China pertaining to the transfer of foreign technology into China. https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds549_e.htm

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China agrees to buy ‘significantly’ more from the U.S.

The United States and China said Saturday that two days of “constructive” talks between American and Chinese officials in Washington had led to an agreement for China to buy more goods and services — including “meaningful increases in United States … Continue reading

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On significant distortions in the economy of the People’s Republic of China for the purposes of trade defence investigations

On significant distortions in the economy of the People’s Republic of China for the purposes of trade defence investigations

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