Litigation over Hesai Technology's lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense to get itself taken off a blacklist of Chinese military companies is continuing, with two new briefs filed recently.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * China’s response to Canada’s announced tariffs on EVs, steel and aluminum * China calls for removal of U.S. Section 301 tariffs * China and a number of African countries signed deals on trade, investment and technology * GACC SPS updates

At the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) press conference today, a spokesperson for the agency called on the United States to remove "unpopular" Section 301 tariffs.

With the U.S., the EU, and Canada all taking action recently to impose tariffs on Chinese EV imports, there has been some recent discussion in the UK about whether it should follow the lead of the others.

A U.S. Commerce Department investigation that will apply new transnational subsidy rules for the first time is underway, with Commerce asking the Chinese government for details about its subsidies in the solar sector related to production in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Chinese government has now responded.

This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping held meetings with African counterparts on the sidelines of the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit (FOCAC). It was expected that these African leaders would seek more market access to China as well as more investment and technology transfer from China, and several deals

Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determination in an anti-dumping duty investigation of paper plates from China.