Following the Canadian government decision to impose tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel, and aluminum last week, the Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association (CMISA) has called for tariffs on Chinese-built ships as well.

Last week, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo calling for an investigation of Chinese router maker TP-Link.

On July 23, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency body that reviews certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States to determine the effect on national security, released its annual report to Congress for 2024.

A proposed rule issued by the U.S. Treasury Department provides additional details on an Executive Order issued by President Biden last year relating to U.S. investment in China in several sectors with a close connection to the development of military technology.

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.

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)."

On May 20, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced sanctions on three U.S. companies as it added them to the Unreliable Entity List.