This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
In China:
- Recent regulatory approvals for foreign financial businesses
- Expert remarks on the key pieces of Chinese legislation on cyber and data, as well as the current status of China's data governance
In the U.S.:
- Legislation to "protect America’s agricultural industry from improper foreign investment," with Chinese farmland purchases as a key target
Between China and the U.S.:
- U.S. and Chinese governments sparred over Zambian debt held by China
- CTM talked to a CSIS expert on China-U.S. trade relations
- CSIS hosted a debate on the possibility of China-U.S. cooperative global economic leadership
In Europe:
- European Parliament meeting discussed EU-Taiwan economic relations with Commission and Council representatives
- European Commission decision extending anti-dumping measures on aluminum road wheels from China
- British judge ruled against a claim by human rights groups that UK government was not taking appropriate action to address concerns about products made in Xinjiang with forced labor
In Australia
- Meetings between Chinese and Australian trade officials last week may have helped with the recent thaw in China-Australia trade relations
At the WTO:
- U.S. provided responses to China's questions about two major U.S. subsidy measures
- Fourth CTM post on documents related to U.S.-China negotiations on China's accession to the GATT/WTO
