Recently, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the foreign ministers of Zambia, Algeria and Tanzania, with the meetings involving discussions of bilateral economic relations, the Belt and Road Initiative, and Ukraine.

In a decision today, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-subsidy duties on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia at a rate of 7.5% for India and 21% for Indonesia. As part of the investigation related to Indonesia, the European Commission continued its practice

On two recent occasions, Chinese officials have expressed willingness to coordinate with the United States and European Union on their infrastructure investment initiatives that were designed to counter the influence of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

During a recent meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Argentine President Alberto Fernández, the two governments signed multiple documents indicating more collaboration on trade, investment, currency, and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

A recent paper published by a Chinese university reveals BRI data in 2021, finding that the overall figures for BRI projects remained at a stable level compared to 2020, but with a geographic shift toward Africa and the Middle East.

A new Congressional Research Service report on the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) lays out a wide range of issues for Congress related to this agency, including the DFC's role in "countering China."

On December 2, U.S. Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Bill Johnson (R-OH) introduced legislation, H.R.6121 [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6121?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22terri+sewell%22%2C%22terri%22%2C%22sewell%22%5D%7D&s=3&r=1] , called