A U.S. congressional advisory commission said China isn’t living up to its obligations at the World Trade Organization and is expanding its influence in ways frequently harmful to U.S. interests.
The commission made a list of 44 recommendations for Congress. It also urged Congress to promote Taiwan’s participation in international organizations and insist that China carry out inspections at sea of ships bound to and from North Korean ports.
While noting that China has recently accelerated the rate at which it allows the yuan to appreciate, Carolyn Bartholomew, vice chair of the committee, said, “The progress that has been made has been woefully inadequate.” [Full Text, subscribers only]