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Consulate Highlights

• Nutrition Labeling Regulation Proposal Will Reduce Healthy Choices - Op-ed in South China Morning Post by U.S. Consul General James B. Cunningham (4/15/2008)

Latest Headlines From the Consulate

• USS Kitty Hawk Sailors Visit Nesbitt Centre (5/2/2008)
• Burma Aid Is About Saving Lives, Not Politics, Rice Says (5/8/2008)
• UN Food Aid Agency Urges Countries to Lift Food Export Bans (5/8/2008)
• The Path to the 2008 Presidential Nomination (5/8/2008)
• Travel Alert - China (4/28/2008)
• Sacred Legacy - Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian photo exhibition (PDF file, 1.16 MB)*

Consul General

• Nutrition Labeling Regulation Proposal Will Reduce Healthy Choices - Op-ed in South China Morning Post by U.S. Consul General James B. Cunningham (4/15/2008)

Spotlight

• Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 - Chapter 2 -- Country Reports: East Asia and Pacific Overview - Hong Kong (4/30/2008)
• Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 - Chapter 2 -- Country Reports: East Asia and Pacific Overview - Macau (4/30/2008)

eJournal USA

• The Olympic Experience

Travel warnings and Information

Travel Alerts

• China (April 25, 2008), expires on October 31, 2008

Current Issues

• 2008 U.S. Elections

U.S. Relations With the People's Republic of China

Diplomatic Relations

White House

• Press Gaggle by Gordon Johndroe (5/8/2008)
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino (5/6/2008)
• Press Briefing by Scott Stanzel (5/5/2008)
• Mrs. Bush's Statement on Burma (5/5/2008)
• Press Briefing by Tony Fratto (5/1/2008)
• Press Briefing on Food Aid by OMB Deputy Director Steve McMillin, CEA Chairman Ed Lazear, and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Dan Price (5/1/2008)
• Statement by the President on World Press Freedom Day (5/1/2008)
• President Bush Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (5/1/2008)
• Fact Sheet: Leading the Fight Against Hunger (5/1/2008)
• Fact Sheet: Advancing Freedom and Democracy Around the World (5/1/2008)
• President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability With President Lee Myung-Bak of the Republic of Korea (4/19/2008)
• Press Briefing by Tony Fratto (4/18/2008)
• Press Briefing on Major Economies Meeting by Jim Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality, and Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs (4/18/2008)
• Press Gaggle by Tony Fratto and Dennis Wilder, NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs (4/17/2008)
• President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability With Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom (4/17/2008)
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino and Jim Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality (4/16/2008)
• President Bush Discusses Climate Change (4/16/2008)
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino (4/15/2008)
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino (4/14/2008)
• Press Briefing by Scott Stanzel (4/11/2008)
• Press Gaggle by Dana Perino (4/10/2008)
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino (4/9/2008)
• President Bush Meets With Senior Minister Goh of Singapore (4/9/2008)
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino (4/8/2008)
• Press Briefing by Tony Fratto and United States Trade Representative Susan Schwab (4/7/2008)

State Department

• State Department Daily Briefing (5/8/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (5/7/2008)
• Remarks at the Council of the Americas 38th Annual Meeting - Secretary Condoleezza Rice (5/7/2008)
• Interview With Veronica Pedrosa of Al-Jazeera English (5/7/2008)
• Closing the Window of Vulnerability: Preventing Human Trafficking of Migrant Laborers (5/7/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (5/6/2008)
• Media Note: Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte to Visit Korea, Japan, and China (5/6/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (5/2/2008)
• Media Note: Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports (5/2/2008)
• Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - Compliance and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - Working paper submitted by the United States of American - U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva (5/2/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (5/1/2008)
• Meetings in London - Secretary Condoleezza Rice (5/1/2008)
• Release of the Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 (4/30/2008)
• Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 - Chapter 2 -- Country Reports: East Asia and Pacific Overview - China (4/30/2008)
• Remarks at the Peace Corps 2008 Worldwide Country Director Conference - Secretary Condoleezza Rice (4/28/2008)
• Remarks at the Opening Ceremony for the Global Classrooms D.C. Model United Nations Program - John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State (4/28/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/25/2008)
• Interview With Charlie Rose - John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State (4/25/2008)
• Beyond Control: How to Reform Export Licensing Agencies to Improve Protection of National Security and Economic Interests - Stephen D. Mull, Acting Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs, Testimony Before the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (4/24/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/23/2008)
• Statement by John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State, Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs (4/23/2008) (PDF file, 78 KB)*
• Fact Sheet: U.S. Response to the Situation in Darfur (4/23/2008)
• Testimony of Richard S. Williamson, the President's Special Envoy to Sudan, Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (4/23/2008)
• World Intellectual Property Day & Beyond: How the U.S. Government, Private Sector, and Academia Support International Outreach on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) - Foreign Press Center Briefing (4/23/2008)
• The Year Ahead in South and Central Asia - Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Foreign Press Center Briefing (4/23/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/22/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/21/2008)
• Under Secretary Dobriansky's Meeting With the Dalai Lama (Taken Question) (4/21/2008)
• The Way Forward in Tibet - Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs - Op-Ed, The Washington Post (4/21/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/18/2008)
• U.S. Department of State Signs Letter of Intent for World Expo Shanghai 2010 (4/18/2008)
• On-the-Record Briefing by Secretary Rice (4/17/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/16/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/14/2008)
• Interview With Valorie Lawson of WSFA - Secretary Condoleezza Rice (4/14/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/11/2008)
• Remarks After Meeting With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier - Secretary Condoleezza Rice (4/11/2008)
• U.S.-Asia Pacific Council - John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary (4/11/2008)
• Stability in the Taiwan Strait - John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary (4/11/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/10/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/9/2008)
• President's FY 2009 International Affairs Budget Request - Secretary Condoleezza Rice (4/9/2008)
• Remarks Upon Departure From Six-Party Talks - Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (4/9/2008)
• Remarks Following Meeting With DPRK Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan - Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (4/8/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/7/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/4/2008)
• Interview With the Associated Press - Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (4/4/2008)
• Press Briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley (4/3/2008)
• China: Verdict on Activist Hu Jia (4/3/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/2/2008)
• Press Availability at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (4/2/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/1/2008)
• Statement by Henrietta H. Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator, on the UN General Assembly Thematic Debate on the Millennium Development Goals, at the Panel Discussion on Poverty and Hunger/Economic Growth, General Assembly (4/1/2008)

Others

• Department of Defense Press Briefing With Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen From the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. (5/8/2008)
• Baby Bottle and Food Warmers Recalled by Munchkin Due to Fire Hazard - Release #08-263 (5/8/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Fingerhut Recalls Master Craft® Pressure Washers Due to Fire Hazard - Alert #08-569 (5/8/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey at the National Methamphetamine Chemicals Initiative Conference - Department of Justice (5/7/2008)
• U.S. Calls on Global Producers to Help Develop Increased Chemical Controls for Meth Precursors, Controlled Pharmaceuticals; Lauds Mexico as Example of Effective International Cooperation Against Meth Production, Trafficking - Department of Justice (5/7/2008)
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection Seizes More Fake Nike Shoes at LA/Long Beach Seaport (5/7/2008)
• TJ Power Sports Recalls Dune Buggies Due To Ejection Hazard - Release #08-262 (5/6/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Statement of Janet Woodcock, M.D., Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Before Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House Representatives on Discussion Draft of the 'Food And Drug Administration Globalization Act' Legislation: Drug Safety - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (5/1/2008)
• QVC Recalls Space Heaters Due to Fire Hazard - Alert #08-565 (May 1, 2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Department of Defense News Briefing With Lieutenant General Carter Ham and Lieutenant General John Sattler From the Pentagon (4/30/2008)
• Transcript of Remarks by Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, General Michael V. Hayden, at the Landon Lecture Series, Kansas State University (4/30/2008)
• U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Delivers Remarks at Higher Education Summit for Global Development - U.S. Department of Education (4/30/2008)
• U. S. Customs and Border Protection Seizes $1.3 Million Worth of Counterfeit Cigarettes (4/30/2008)
• Statement by Janet Woodcock, M.D., Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Food and Drug Administration, DHHS, on FDA's Heparin Investigation, Before House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (4/29/2008)
• FDA's Ongoing Heparin Investigation - Statement of Janet Woodcock, M.D., Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Before Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (4/29/2008)
• Rio Brands Recalls High-Boy Beach Chairs Due to Fall Hazard - Release #08-258 (4/29/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Nintendo Recalls Lapel Pins Due to Risk of Lead Exposure - Release #08-257 (4/29/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Immigration Services Company Pleads Guilty in Visa Fraud Conspiracy - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (4/25/2008)
• Statement of Don Kraemer, Deputy Director, Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Hearing on Chinese Seafood: Safety and Trade Issues (4/25/2008)
• Customs and Border Protection Seizes Counterfeit AC/DC Adapters (4/25/2008)
• Sovereign Wealth Funds - Scott G. Alvarez, General Counsel, Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (4/24/2008)
• Statement of Stephen F. Sundlof, D.V.M., PH.D., Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Before Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives on "Food and Cosmetic Provisions of the 'Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act' Discussion Draft Legislation" (4/24/2008)
• Everything But Luggage Seized in Major Counterfeit Bust - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (4/24/2008)
• Waxcessories® Recalls Electric Simmer Pots Due to Risk of Fire and Shock - Release #08-255 (4/24/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Infant Santa Outfits Recalled by Avon Products Due to Choking Hazard; Sold in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands - Alert #08-563 (4/24/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Fisher Controls International Recalls Gas Regulators for Leak Hazard - Alert #08-561 (4/24/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey on International Organized Crime at the Center for Strategic and International Studies - Department of Justice (4/23/2008)
• Statement of Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, Before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Concerning "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" (4/23/2008)
• FDA Actions to Improve Safety of Medical Products With Foreign Components - Statement of Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services Before Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce (4/22/2008)
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration Media Briefing on Heparin (4/21/2008) (PDF file, 80 KB)*
• Farewell to Admiral William Fallon (Norfolk, VA) - As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Norfolk, VA (4/18/2008)
• Seattle Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Pests - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (4/18/2008)
• Wal-Mart Recalls Charm Key Chains Due to Risk of Lead Exposure - Release #08-250 (4/18/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• HSN Recalls Power Strips for Charge-It-All Valets Due to Fire and Shock Hazards - Alert #08-557 (4/16/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Push Toys Recalled by Santa's Toy Corp. Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard - Release #08-249 (4/16/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Department of Defense News Briefing With Geoff Morrell From the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. (4/15/2008)
• Physicist Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Arms Export Control Act - Department of Justice (4/15/2008)
• Chinese Baby Furniture Company and its President Indicted for Smuggling Internationally Protected Wood - Department of Justice (4/15/2008)
• Hobby-Lobby Int'l Recalls Battery Chargers Used with Helicopters Due to Fire Hazard - Alert #08-558 (4/14/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Statement of G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors - The Department of the Treasury (4/11/2008)
• Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates Tests Phone Connection With China (4/10/2008)
• Navy Admiral Timothy J. Keating: Engagement With China May Clarify Its Military Intentions (4/10/2008)
• Michaels Stores Recalls Seasonal Writing Pens Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard - Release #08-248 (4/10/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• FUNTASTIC Recalls Fake Teeth Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard - Release #08-247 (4/10/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Remarks by W. Ralph Basham, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection - National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (4/9/2008)
• OKK Trading Recalls Toy Robots Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard - Release #08-246 (4/9/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Children's Board Book Sets Recalled By Dalmatian Press Due to Choking Hazard - Release #08-245 (4/8/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Magnetic Dart Boards Recalled By Henry Gordy Int'l; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards - Release #08-244 (4/8/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Remarks of the Honorable Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, at the Detroit Economic Club (4/7/2008)
• Plush Insect Toys Recalled by Dollar Tree Stores Due to Choking Hazard - Release #08-243 (4/7/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Imaginarium Activity Centers Sold at Toys "R" Us Recalled Due to Choking Hazard - Release #08-242 (4/3/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Wal-Mart Recalls Candle Holders Due to Fire and Laceration Hazards - Release #08-240 (4/3/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Children's 'Main Street Drag' Sunglasses Recalled by StyleMark Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard - Release #08-239 (4/3/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Remarks by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. - Meeting the Challenge: A Partnership on Energy and the Environment - The Department of the Treasury (4/2/2008)
• Deputy Commissioner Testifies on Cargo and Border Security Issues - Statement of Jayson P. Ahern, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Hearing Before the Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives (4/2/2008)
• Children's Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by Brents-Riordan Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard - Release #08-238 (4/2/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Trade and Investments

General

• Department of Commerce

• Openness or Isolation: China's Quest to be an Innovative Society - Address by Christopher A. Padilla, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade (5/8/2008)
• U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Lightweight Thermal Paper From China and Germany (5/7/2008)
• Fact Sheet: Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Lightweight Thermal Paper From the People's Republic of China and Germany (5/7/2008) (PDF file, 73 KB)*
• Fact Sheet: Commerce Initiates Antidumping (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada (AD) and the People's Republic of China (AD/CVD) (5/6/2008) (PDF file, 79 KB)*
• Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (Dated: April 29, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 88, Notices (5/6/2008) (PDF file, 82 KB)*
• Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value (Dated: April 25, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 87, Notices (5/5/2008) (PDF file, 92 KB)*
• Pure Magnesium From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (Dated: April 29, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 87, Notices (5/5/2008) (PDF file, 54 KB)*
• Under Secretary Mancuso Meets With the Association for Manufacturing Technology - Bureau of Industry and Security (5/1/2008)
• Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the 12th New Shipper Reviews (Dated: April 22, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 85, Notices (5/1/2008) (PDF file, 80 KB)*
• Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of 2006-2007 Semi-Annual New Shipper Review (Dated: April 21, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 84, Notices (4/30/2008) (PDF file, 76 KB)*
• International Travel Trends Year-to-Date, January 2008 (4/29/2008) (PDF file, 76 KB)*
• Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 83, Notices (4/29/2008) (PDF file, 65 KB)*
• Certain Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 83, Notices (4/29/2008) (PDF file, 75 KB)*
• The U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Pet Film From Brazil, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (4/28/2008)
• Fact Sheet: Commerce Preliminary Finds Dumping of Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Brazil, the People's Republic of China, and the United Arab Emirates (4/28/2008) (PDF file, 84 KB)*
• Sodium Nitrite From the People's Republic of China: Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 82, Notices (4/28/2008) (PDF file, 53 KB)*
• Federal Register Notice: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value (4/28/2008) (PDF file, 91 KB)*
• Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and New Shipper Review: Honey From the People's Republic of China - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 81, Notices (4/25/2008) (PDF file, 46 KB)*
• Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the Peoples' Republic of China; Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 81, Notices (4/25/2008) (PDF file, 47 KB)*
• Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Raw Flexible Magnets From the People's Republic of China - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 81, Notices (4/25/2008) (PDF file, 74 KB)*
• Beyond Control: Reforming Export Licensing Agencies for National Security and Economic Interests - Testimony by Matthew S. Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, U. S. Department of Commerce, Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia (4/24/2008)
• Fact Sheet: Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe From the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea (4/24/2008) (PDF file, 58 KB)*
• Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe From the People's Republic of China - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 80, Notices (4/24/2008) (PDF file, 58 KB)*
• Federal Register Notice (AD): Certain Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations (4/24/2008) (PDF file, 68 KB)*
• Federal Register Notice (CVD): Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation (4/24/2008) (PDF file, 116 KB)*
• Certain Preserved Mushrooms From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 79, Notices (4/23/2008) (PDF file, 58 KB)*
• Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite From the People's Republic of China - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 79, Notices (4/23/2008) (PDF file, 63 KB)*
• Quantity and Value Questionnaire for Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe From the People's Republic of China (4/23/2008) (PDF file, 39 KB)*
• Certain Tissue Paper Products From the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order and Extension of Final Determination - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 78, Notices (4/22/2008) (PDF file, 85 KB)*
• Notice of Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances: Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 78, Notices (4/22/2008) (PDF file, 59 KB)*
• Fact Sheet: Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Raw Flexible Magnets From the People's Republic of China and Taiwan (4/21/2008) (PDF file, 84 KB)*
• Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 77, Notices (4/21/2008) (PDF file, 70 KB)*
• Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Extension of the Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the 2006/2007 Administrative Review - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 77, Notices (4/21/2008) (PDF file, 51 KB)*
• Persulfates From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 77, Notices (4/21/2008) (PDF file, 46 KB)*
• U.S. Department of Commerce Under Secretary to Lead Health Care Mission to China (4/17/2008)
• U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Sodium Nitrite From Germany and China (4/17/2008)
• Fact Sheet: Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Sodium Nitrite From Germany and the People's Republic of China (4/17/2008) (PDF file, 84 KB)*
• Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results - Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review on Certain Preserved Mushrooms From the People's Republic of China ("PRC") (4/17/2008) (PDF file, 92 KB)*
• Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China: Final Results and Partial Rescission of the 2005-2006 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of 2005-2006 New Shipper Reviews - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 73, Notices (4/15/2008) (PDF file, 51 KB)*
• Frontseating Service Valves From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 73, Notices (4/15/2008) (PDF file, 79 KB)*
• Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the People's Republic of China: Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 72, Notices (4/14/2008) (PDF file, 61 KB)*
• Preliminary Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From The People's Republic of China - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 72, Notices (4/14/2008) (PDF file, 59 KB)*
• 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid From the Republic of India and the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 72, Notices (4/14/2008) (PDF file, 75 KB)*
• Expected Non-Market Economy Wages: Request for Comments on 2007 Calculation - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 71, Notices (4/11/2008) (PDF file, 57 KB)*
• Sodium Nitrite From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 71, Notices (4/11/2008) (PDF file, 73 KB)*
• Federal Register Notice: Frontseating Service Valves From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation (4/10/2008) (PDF file, 72 KB)*
• Separate-Rate Application and Required Supporting Documentation - Frontseating Valves From the People's Republic of China (A-570-933) - Office of AD/CVD Operations (4/10/2008) (PDF file, 92 KB)*
• Separate-Rate Application and Required Supporting Documentation - 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) From the People's Republic of China ("PRC") (A-570-934) - Office of AD/CVD Operations (4/10/2008) (PDF file, 139 KB)*
• Quantity & Value Questionnaire - 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) From the People's Republic of China ("PRC") A-570-934 - Office of AD/CVD Enforcement (4/10/2008) (PDF file, 37 KB)*
• Fact Sheet: Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation of Frontseating Service Valves From the People's Republic of China (4/9/2008) (PDF file, 72 KB)*
• Fact Sheet: Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigations of 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid From India and the People's Republic of China (4/9/2008) (PDF file, 73 KB)*
• Ferrovanadium From the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 69, Notices (4/9/2008) (PDF file, 53 KB)*
• Fact Sheet: Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Sodium Nitrite From the People's Republic of China (4/8/2008) (PDF file, 73 KB)*
• Federal Register Notice: Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the People's Republic of China: Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination (4/8/2008) (PDF file, 28 KB)*
• Separate-Rate Application and Required Supporting Documentation - Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the People's Republic of China A-570-893 - Office of AD/CVD Operations (4/8/2008) (PDF file, 79 KB)*
• Separate Rate Certification for Firms Previously Awarded Separate Rate Status: Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the People's Republic of China A-570-893 - Office of AD/CVD Operations (4/8/2008) (PDF file, 34 KB)*
• Separate-Rate Application and Required Supporting Documentation: Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China ("PRC") A-570-831 - Office of AD Enforcement (4/7/2008) (PDF file, 155 KB)*
• Separate-Rate Certification for Firms Previously Awarded Separate Rate Status - Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China ("PRC") A-570-831 - Office of AD/CVD Enforcement (4/7/2008) (PDF file, 150 KB)*
• Notice of Initiation of Administrative Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the People's Republic of China - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 67, Notices (4/7/2008) (PDF file, 87 KB)*
• Certain Preserved Mushrooms From the People(s Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Review - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 67, Notices (4/7/2008) (PDF file, 53 KB)*
• Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results and Partial Rescission of the 2005-2006 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of 2005-2006 New Shipper Reviews of Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China (4/7/2008) (PDF file, 131 KB)*
• Certain Tissue Paper Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 66, Notices (4/4/2008) (PDF file, 78 KB)*
• Glycine From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 66, Notices (4/4/2008) (PDF file, 86 KB)*
• Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Amended Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 66, Notices (4/4/2008) (PDF file, 47 KB)*
• 13th Administrative Review of Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles, From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Amended Final Results of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order Pursuant to Court Decision - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 63, Notices (4/1/2008) (PDF file, 54 KB)*
• Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 63, Notices (4/1/2008) (PDF file, 73 KB)*

• USTR

• The U.S. Trade Agenda - Remarks by Ambassador Susan Schwab, United States Trade Representative - Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC (5/6/2008)
• U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab Announces Results of Annual 1377 Review (4/8/2008) (PDF file, 22 KB)*
• Results of the 2008 Section 1377 Review of Telecommunications Trade Agreements (4/8/2008) (PDF file, 275 KB)*

• Department of Agriculture

• Importation of Uncooked Pork and Pork Products - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 73, Corrections (4/15/2008) (PDF file, 35 KB)*
• Importation of Uncooked Pork and Pork Products - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture - Federal Register: Vol. 73, No. 64, Rules and Regulations (4/2/2008) (PDF file, 75 KB)*

• Others

• Raw Flexible Magnets From China and Taiwan - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: May 2, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 90, Notices (5/8/2008) (PDF file, 51 KB)*
• The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Institutes Section 337 Investigation on Certain Power Supplies (5/5/2008)
• Sodium Nitrite From China and Germany - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: April 29, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 87, Notices (5/5/2008) (PDF file, 53 KB)*
• Lawn and Garden Steel Fence Posts From China - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: April 12, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 86, Notices (5/2/2008) (PDF file, 58 KB)*
• Certain Steel Threaded Rod From China - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: April 29, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 86, Notices (5/2/2008) (PDF file, 48 KB)*
• Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: April 28, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 86, Notices (5/2/2008) (PDF file, 57 KB)*
• Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide From Australia and China - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: April 24, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 84, Notices (4/30/2008) (PDF file, 54 KB)*
• Steel Wire Garment Hangers From China - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: April 24, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 84, Notices (4/30/2008) (PDF file, 47 KB)*
• How Much of Chinese Exports is Really Made in China? Assessing Foreign and Domestic Value-Added in Gross Exports - No. 2008-03-B - Office of Working Paper, U.S. International Trade Commission, March 2008 (4/25/2008) (PDF file, 552 KB)*
• Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada and China United States International Trade Commission (Issued: April 16, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 78, Notices (4/22/2008) (PDF file, 53 KB)*
• The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) Votes to Continue Case on Certain Steel Threaded Rod From China (4/18/2008)
• Certain Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe From China and Korea - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: April 4, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 72, Notices (4/14/2008) (PDF file, 63 KB)*
• The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Issues Report on Chinese Practices and Policies (4/10/2008)
• China: Description of Selected Government Practices and Policies Affecting Decision Making in the Economy (Investigation No. 332-492, USITC Publication 3978, December 2007) - United States International Trade Commission (4/10/2008) (PDF file, 4.61 MB)*
• Certain Off-the-Road Tires From China - United States International Trade Commission (Dated: April 3, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 69, Notices (4/9/2008) (PDF file, 52 KB)*
• Steel Wire Garment Hangers From China - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: March 31, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 66, Notices (4/4/2008) (PDF file, 52 KB)*
• Persulfates From China - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: March 31, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 66, Notices (4/4/2008) (PDF file, 47 KB)*

Intellectual Property Rights (Special 301)

• USTR Issues 2008 Special 301 Report (4/25/2008)
• 2008 Special 301 Report (4/25/2008) (PDF file, 180 KB)*

U.S. and Hong Kong (Key Government Documents)

Policy Statements

U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong

• Nutrition Labeling Regulation Proposal Will Reduce Healthy Choices - Op-ed in South China Morning Post by U.S. Consul General James B. Cunningham (4/15/2008)

State Department

• Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 - Chapter 2 -- Country Reports: East Asia and Pacific Overview - Hong Kong (4/30/2008)

Economic Issues

• International Travel Trends Year-to-Date, January 2008 (4/29/2008) (PDF file, 76 KB)*
• 2008 Special 301 Report - Executive Summary: Hong Kong (4/25/2008)

U.S. and Macau (Key Government Documents)

Policy Statements

State Department

• Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 - Chapter 2 -- Country Reports: East Asia and Pacific Overview - Macau (4/30/2008)

Others

• Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey, Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Finance - The Department of the Treasury (4/1/2008)

U.S. and Taiwan (Key Government Documents)

Policy Statements

State Department

• Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 - Chapter 2 -- Country Reports: East Asia and Pacific Overview - Taiwan (4/30/2008)
• State Department Daily Briefing (4/21/2008)
• U.S.-Asia Pacific Council - John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary (4/11/2008)
• Stability in the Taiwan Strait - John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary (4/11/2008)

Others

• Children's Storage Bins Sold at Lowe's Stores Recalled Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard - Release #08-260 (May 1, 2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Taiwanese And U.S. Companies Settle Clean Air Violations - Department of Justice (4/24/2008)
• Department of Defense News Briefing With Secretary Gates From the Pentagon (4/23/2008)
• Farewell to Admiral William Fallon (Norfolk, VA) - As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Norfolk, VA (4/18/2008)
• Master Lock Recalls Lock and Leash™ Locks Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard - Release #08-236 (4/1/2008) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Economic Issues

• Raw Flexible Magnets From China and Taiwan - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: May 2, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 90, Notices (5/8/2008) (PDF file, 51 KB)*
• Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India and Taiwan - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: April 30, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 88, Notices (5/6/2008) (PDF file, 47 KB)*
• International Travel Trends Year-to-Date, January 2008 (4/29/2008) (PDF file, 76 KB)*
• Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Taiwan: Notice of Amended Final Results Pursuant to Final Court Decision - International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce (Dated: April 18, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 81, Notices (4/25/2008) (PDF file, 53 KB)*
• Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Raw Flexible Magnets From Taiwan - International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce (Dated: April 18, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 81, Notices (4/25/2008) (PDF file, 71 KB)*
• USTR Issues 2008 Special 301 Report (4/25/2008)
• 2008 Special 301 Report - Taiwan (4/25/2008)
• Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review - International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce (Dated: April 10, 2008) - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 75, Notices (4/17/2008) (PDF file, 64 KB)*
• Expected Non-Market Economy Wages: Request for Comments on 2007 Calculation - Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 71, Notices (4/11/2008) (PDF file, 57 KB)*
• The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From India and Taiwan (4/10/2008)

U.S. Consular Information

American Citizens Services (Last updated: 5/5/2008)

• Newsletters, Travel Alerts, Travel Warnings, and Warden Messages (Last updated: 5/9/2008)
  • American Citizens Services Newsletter - May 2008 (5/9/2008)
  • Warden Message on Enterovirus from U.S. Embassy Beijing (5/6/2008)
  • Travel Alert - China (4/28/2008)
  • Warden Message From the U.S. Consulate Hong Kong on International Labor Day and Olympic Torch Relays (4/23/2008)
  • American Citizens Services Newsletter - April 2008 (Last updated: 4/9/2008)
• List of Medical Providers in Macau (Last updated: 5/9/2008)
• Renunciation (Last updated: 4/29/2008)
• List of Physicians - Ophthalmologist (Last updated: 4/28/2008)
• List of Physicians - Orthopedic Surgeon (Last updated: 4/28/2008)
• Passport Applications for Minors (Last updated: 4/22/2008)
• Consular Services During the Typhoon and Rainy Season (Last updated: 4/22/2008)
• Birth/New Baby Registration (Last updated: 4/9/2008)
• Location of the Consulate (Last updated: 4/9/2008)

Visa Services (Last updated: 4/29/2008)

• Consular Services During the Typhoon and Rainy Season (Last updated: 4/22/2008)
• Our Location (Last updated: 4/9/2008)

Nonimmigrant Visas (Last updated: 4/29/2008)

• Drop Box Requirements for Applicants age 80 or over (Last updated: 5/8/2008)
• Drop Box Requirements for Applicants under age 14 (Last updated: 5/8/2008)
• Visa Waiver Program (VWP) (Last updated: 5/8/2008)
• How do I apply? (Last updated: 5/5/2008)
• What Type of Visa and Documentation Do I Need? (Last updated: 5/5/2008)
• Visiting the United States for Business or Pleasure (B1/B2) (Last updated: 5/5/2008)
• Studying in the United States (F/J/M) (Last updated: 5/5/2008)
• Other Visa Categories (Last updated: 5/5/2008)

Immigrant Visas

• General Information on Immigrant Visa Services (Last updated: 4/18/2008)

Job Announcements

• Human Resources Assistant, FSN-7; FP-7* (Closing date: May 16, 2008)

About the U.S.A.

• Super 301, Special 301, Title VII Reports
  • 2008 Special 301 Report (4/25/2008) (PDF file, 180 KB)*

 

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