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

China's comprehensive Export Control Law was implemented in December 2020, but concrete enforcement data remains scarce, as the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has yet to release official enforcement statistics. However, a recent analysis of customs decisions offers a glimpse into decisions related to export controls, including some under

At a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last week on Strategic Competition With the PRC: Assessing U.S. Competitiveness Beyond the Indo-Pacific, one issue that came up was China's status as a developing country.

In recent interviews, Chinese Ministry of Commerce officials mapped out the country's efforts on trade talks and renewed its commitment to joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and concluding other free trade agreements (FTAs).