China's trade ministry and the European Commission have agreed to start consultations on the EU anti-subsidy investigation of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), after China criticized the EU's practices during the investigation and warned of a trade war.

In a brief filed in U.S. court last week, TikTok, along with its parent company Bytedance, offered a detailed look at its legal arguments in its challenge to a U.S. statute that would requirement divestment of TikTok or ban it from the U.S. market.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Anti-dumping investigation of EU pork initiated * MOFCOM criticism of EU anti-subsidy investigation of Chinese EVs In the U.S.: * Additions to UFLPA Entity List, and sanctions on Chinese entities with Russia dealings * Yellen remarks on China trade issues * Congressional concerns

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has criticized the European Commission for requesting an "unprecedented" amount of proprietary information during the anti-subsidy investigation of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs).

In Canada, the debate over matching the 100% tariffs recently imposed by the Biden administration on Chinese EVs is heating up, with the premier of Ontario pushing for these tariffs and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offering general statements without taking a clear position.

Last week, the British government imposed a new round of sanctions against Russia's "war machine," with five Chinese companies targeted.

With a new Republican leader in place, members of the U.S. House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have raised concerns with the use of Chinese drones and also proposed legislation to restrict Chinese Communist Party purchases of U.S. agricultural