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

China and Brazil held the seventh High-Level Coordination and Cooperation Committee (COSBAN) meeting on June 6. The meeting's outcomes reflect a shared commitment to a number of issues, from facilitating agricultural trade to fostering capacity cooperation and leveraging related funds.

In letters to the Department of Homeland Security, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on Competition between the U.S. and the CCP and several Republican colleagues called for Chinese battery manufacturers Gotion and CATL to be put on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity

Australian concerns about Chinese investment in the mining sector are continuing, as Treasury Minister Jim Chalmers has stood in the way of another investment.

Last week, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) "launched an inquiry" into Chinese-owned Tutor.com "amid concerns that its users’ sensitive data could be used and exploited by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)."

Earlier this week, the Biden administration blocked a Chinese-linked investment in a cryptocurrency mining facility located close to a U.S. air force base in Wyoming.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Hungary last week led to the signing of 19 economic cooperation and promotion documents, paving the way for more collaboration on technology and new energy, as China faces headwinds in the United States and Europe in these sectors. A number of