While Beijing has been focused on high-profile trade disputes with major economies such as the United States and the European Union, an increasingly protectionist sentiment among smaller trading partners presents a different kind of challenge and a complex landscape for Chinese exports.

In an interview last week, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai pointed out that there has been an increase in the use of trade remedies against China by developing countries.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: China: * New export control regulation * Update on countervailing investigation on EU dairy * Calls for security review on Intel  * Spat over U.S. sanctions on Chinese drone related exports * China’s 2024 WTO Trade Policy Review United States: * U.S. Trade Rep. Tai

The U.S. Treasury Department recently sanctioned two Chinese entities for helping Russia to build drones. China's Ministry of Commerce pushed back today, claiming that China has "strict control measures" over dual-use drones.

Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce provided an update on its countervailing investigation on EU dairy products, identifying the European companies that would be part of the sample.

In an interview yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai addressed questions related to China building factories in Mexico for exporting to the United States, as well as the possibility of Brazil joining the BRI.

Litigation over a U.S. import prohibition on solar products is continuing in U.S. court, as Chinese company Hoshine Silicon (Jia Xing) Industry Co., Ltd. has responded to a U.S. government argument that it does not have standing in its lawsuit.