The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security sanctioned 31 Chinese entities, as well as some entities in a number of third countries on the basis of their ties to the Chinese military, putting these companies under tighter export control rules.

The U.S. and the EU held the fourth Ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) this week, and the Joint Statement addresses many aspects of trade and investment policies toward China, including non-market practices, export controls, and economic coercion.

"I would certainly strongly advise the United States to abandon this notion that it is the sole judge of the meaning of Article XXI."

China's Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced last week that it will again extend tariff exclusions on some U.S. goods that were subject to retaliatory tariffs as a response to U.S. Section 301 tariffs.

The two sides expressed their concerns but no issues were resolved.

After China's Cybersecurity Review Office (CRO) recently found that U.S. semiconductor producer Micron Technology failed to pass a cybersecurity review, various U.S. government officials have offered a strongly negative response, although the specific actions the U.S. might take in reaction are unclear.

In an interview last week on American broadcaster PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai spoke with author and journalist Walter Isaacson about a number of trade issues, including her upcoming meeting with her Chinese counterpart and her reaction to restrictions imposed by certain U.S. states