Today, China's Ministry of Commerce, China’s General Administration of Customs, and the Central Military Commission’s equipment development department jointly announced a decision to add certain equipment, software and technologies in the aerospace and aviation sector to the export control regime.

Australian government officials have announced that China's suspension of five meat processing establishments has been lifted with immediate effect, allowing additional Australian beef sales in China.

After five months of China's new export controls on graphite, its graphite exports are climbing back quickly, indicating a very limited trade impact of the new rules.

Last week, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) "launched an inquiry" into Chinese-owned Tutor.com "amid concerns that its users’ sensitive data could be used and exploited by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)."

At a hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission last week, a panel on "Measures to Limit the Flow of Key Technologies to China" discussed how export controls might more effectively advance U.S. national security interests by restricting Chinese access to select inputs.

A trilateral meeting among Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol led to an agreement to elevate negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement, as well as some bilateral mechanisms to revive trade and investment.

At a hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission last week, a panel on "Coordinating Strategy with Key Trade Partners" sought perspectives on how the U.S. government might encourage allies to adopt similar trade policies related to China.