Last week, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo calling for an investigation of Chinese router maker TP-Link.

Chinese semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) has become the second Chinese company to challenge a U.S. Defense Department decision to designate it as a "Chinese military company."

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: * New Chinese export controls on antimony and equipment * The state of the Chinese battery and solar sectors * Enforcement of an international arbitration award in a case by a Chinese investment company against the Nigerian government * Five additions to the U.S. UFPLA

Today, China's Ministry of Commerce announced new export controls on another dual-use material in advanced manufacturing and defense applications. The new rules will take effect in a month.

A Chinese-owned company that makes security equipment tried to challenge a European Commission search of its European offices in a case related to an investigation of subsidies, but the EU General Court has rejected its claim.

China's WTO consultations request on the EU's provisional countervailing duties on Chinese EVs is now available, and provides details on China's legal claims in the case.

The issue of tariffs on Chinese EVs and other products is heating up in Canadian politics, with the Conservative opposition leader criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his failure to act against Chinese imports.