This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * Foreign investment data * Pilot project on foreign-owned hospitals In North America: * Petition for trade remedy investigations on Chinese active anode material * U.S. Congress hearing on Chinese IP practices * Canadian sanctions on Chinese officials At the WTO: * Review of two

A WTO panel has been composed to hear China's complaint against tax credits under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Earlier this week, the American Active Anode Material Producers, representing U.S. producers of graphite, filed a petition for the imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of active anode material (i.e. processed graphite) from China.

At a hearing yesterday, members of Congress spoke with several expert witnesses about the problems of dealing with a number of specific Chinese practices related to intellectual property, including SEP-litigation practice.

At today's meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body, Australia indicated that it had completed implementation of a WTO dispute brought by China related to anti-dumping measures on several products.

Two recently negotiated Chinese FTAs are being examined by the WTO's Committee on Regional Trade Agreements (CRTA), and the WTO Secretariat has issued a "factual presentation" of these FTAs.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China:  * Antitrust investigation of Nvidia * Official comments on China’s export controls, and trade issues with the U.S. and Australia * Anti-dumping measures on rubber products from Japan and South Korea. In the U.S.: * New Section 301 tariffs on tungsten