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The U.S. should prohibit Chinese-made internet-connected vehicles and smart vehicle technology to protect national security and keep China from harvesting sensitive data on U.S. consumers and infrastructure, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) told the Biden administration last week.

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Ways & Means leaders want ‘substantive’ Section 301 review results, and soon

The results of the Biden administration’s four-year review of Section 301 tariffs on goods from China must be “significant and substantive,” the chairs of the House Ways & Means Committee and its trade subcommittee said this week.

Senate Democrats urge Biden to maintain or boost tariffs on Chinese goods

Seven Senate Democrats, including three gunning for re-election in swing states, are urging the Biden administration to maintain or increase tariffs on goods from China.

Sources: White House putting final touches on Section 301 tariff review

The White House is finalizing a review of tariffs imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, sources say, with stakeholders expecting the results to be issued as early as this month as the administration considers the political implications of tariff changes.

U.S. rice industry to the ITC: Subsidies abroad are hampering exports

Non-market practices in India and China and non-tariff barriers in the European Union are hurting U.S. rice exports, representatives from the U.S. rice industry told the U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday, warning that the situation is likely to worsen.

Labor’s Lee: Businesses cannot ‘responsibly’ operate in Xinjiang region

Businesses cannot “responsibly” operate or source from the Xinjiang province of China – the reported home of widespread forced labor of the Uyghur minority – due in large part to the impossibility of conducting reliable audits in the region under conditions maintained by the Chinese government to restrict the flow of vital information, Deputy Under Secretary of Labor for International Affairs Thea Lee said on Tuesday.

New negotiating round for U.S.-Taiwan trade talks set for next week

The U.S. and Taiwan next week will begin another negotiating round for their bilateral Initiative on 21st-Century Trade in Taipei, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced on Friday.

Yellen: China acknowledges overcapacity concerns in clean energy sector

Chinese officials have acknowledged concerns voiced by the U.S. and others about overcapacity in green technology industries, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said this week, though Chinese government officials contend the world needs China’s production to fuel a more climate-friendly economy.

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