CTM Weekly Newsletter

Simon Lester -

This past week, CTM covered the following issues.

In China:

  • International meetings with the GCC and South Korea
  • Launch of an expiry review of a countervailing duty and a report to the WTO on existing countervailing duties
  • Officials expressed concern about U.S. legislation that discriminates against Chinese products
  • The latest Chinese economic data

In the U.S.:

  • Congressional hearings that address U.S. banking in China and TikTok's data practices
  • Congressional letters about YMTC chips and Chinese control over critical minerals
  • U.S. Trade Rep. Tai's comments on Section 301 tariffs
  • FCC decision to blacklist two Chinese companies
  • Biden Executive Order on investment screening

In the rest of the world:

  • A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
  • A WTO dispute that discusses Indonesian policies that led to more Chinese investment
  • A European Commission proposal to prohibit products made with forced labor on the EU market