International Trade

Biden balances climate need with human rights in Chinese solar ban

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | June 24, 2021

Biden balances climate need with human rights in Chinese solar ban

The Biden administration’s narrowly focused ban on Chinese solar products is designed to confront alleged human-rights abuses in the Xinjiang region without stifling the fast-growing use of renewable energy in the U.S.

Commerce Department adds five Chinese entities to the entity list for participating in China’s campaign of forced labor against Muslims in Xinjiang

AJOT | June 24, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

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US blocks some solar materials made in Xinjiang region

Bloomberg | June 24, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

The U.S. has barred some solar products made in China’s Xinjiang region, marking one of the Biden administration’s biggest steps yet to counter alleged human rights abuses against the country’s ethnic Uyghur Muslim minority.

Private exporters report sales activity for China and unknown destinations

AJOT | June 24, 2021 | International Trade

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US Secretary of Commerce Raimondo joins President Biden at US-EU Summit and advances tech and trade issues with EU and private sector leaders

AJOT | June 24, 2021 | International Trade

On June 14-16, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo joined President Biden, Secretary Blinken, Ambassador Tai and European Union (EU) leaders at the U.S.-EU Summit in Brussels.