Chinese and Italian companies have recently signed agreements in the solar, wind, and EV sectors, following Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's China trip.

The Chinese battery and solar sectors are under pressure from domestic competition, regulatory tightening, and external scrutiny. Some companies are looking outward, but that option also presents difficulties.

In an opinion issued last week, a U.S. appeals court ruled against Nigeria's motion to dismiss a lawsuit by a Chinese company trying to enforce an international investment arbitration award.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of five entities based in China to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. This brings the total entities listed to 73.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: * Update on China's FTAs * China's export control measures, including on drones * WTO complaint against EU countervailing duties on EVs * Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris's running mate Tim Walz's views on China * USTR solicits comments

According to China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), China has requested WTO consultations with the EU in relation to the EU's provisional countervailing duties on Chinese EV imports.

Yesterday, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris chose as her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Walz had previously spent 12 years in Congress. Earlier in his life, he taught in China, and later traveled frequently there, and as a result there has already been a good deal of discussion about