Legislation that would prohibit drones from Chinese company Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) has been discussed at a Congressional hearing and passed by the relevant Subcommittee, clearing the way for sending it to the full House Committee responsible.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Reactions to the U.S. TikTok bill * Two sessions proposals on autos * Updates on trade remedy investigations on EU brandy and Australian wine In the U.S.: * New Section 301 petition on Chinese shipbuilding and maritime * Push to ban seafood

U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Chair and Co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, have continued their push against seafood imports from China that are alleged to be tied to forced labor, raising new concerns about North Korean labor used in

At two press conferences today, Chinese government officials responded to the U.S. bill that would either force a divestment of TikTok or ban the app from the U.S. market, calling it unfair and vowing to take "all necessary measures."

At a Washington International Trade Association (WITA) event yesterday, a group of trade policy experts discussed the issue of "What’s Driving Chinese Investment into the Mexican Automotive Sector?"

News reports indicate that the Chinese government has made an "interim" decision to remove anti-dumping/countervailing duties on Australian wine, although there has been no official announcement to that effect yet.

Today, China's Ministry of Commerce published an update on the anti-dumping investigation on European brandy, indicating the companies to be sampled and the categorization of the brandy products under investigation.