Last week, the U.S. government announced sanctions on five more Chinese firms for their contribution to Russia's military and defense industry.

The Chinese government announced that three more African least developed countries (LDCs), Burundi, Ethiopia, and Niger, will benefit from zero tariffs for 98% of tariff lines when exporting to China, starting in March.

As the Biden administration and Congress are debating and forming new China-related policies at the federal level, including policies on outbound investment to China and on government procurement, the stances of individual states on trade and investment with China are playing a bigger role these days and deserve greater attention.

Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, recently announced two investment funds that would incentivize innovation and industrial development in semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, and other emerging industries.

China’s banking and insurance regulator has recently imposed nearly 400 million yuan fines on five banks, including the Chinese unit of UK lender Standard Chartered Bank, for various violations of laws and regulations.

China's Customs recently announced import suspensions on poultry products and other animal products from certain countries due to animal disease outbreaks. On the other hand, it also lifted a decade-long import ban on animal products from Colombia.

The China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) issued a statement in response to a reported agreement between the governments of the United States, Japan and the Netherlands, and called for global defense of "the globalization of the semiconductor industry" and urged the Chinese government to provide a better "