Legislative Testimony
Testimony of Thea Mei Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff of the AFL-CIO, Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade China's Indigenous Innovation Trade and Investment Policies: How Great a Threat?
… Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Sherman, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today on behalf of the twelve and a half million working men and women of the AFL-CIO on China’s indigenous … lagging counterparts in other countries. This is already underway in the clean energy sector, where these export polices work in concert to ensure market control. The 301 clean energy trade case filed by the United Steelworkers union and the … that transfer of advanced technology should be included in foreign joint venture agreements, and gives the government the right to approve or reject such agreements. In practice, it appears that foreign investors face hurdles setting up …