Last week, the U.S Justice and Commerce Departments announced the launch of the "Disruptive Technology Strike Force," which will ratchet up enforcement of existing laws that are designed to prevent advanced technologies being "acquired or used by nation-state adversaries."

Members of Congress in both the House and the Senate have introduced legislation to block China and other adversaries from purchasing land near U.S. military bases.

The year-long saga over a Chinese investment in Grand Forks, North Dakota has come to an end, as the Grand Forks City Council has rejected the Chinese company's land purchase there.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) today announced the first-of-its-kind sanctions on two U.S. defense companies, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Raytheon Missiles and Defense, for their arms sales to Taiwan.

Reports last week indicated that Chinese-made security cameras found in Australian government offices would be removed.

The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee held a hearing yesterday on "Combatting the Economic Threat from China." Issues that were discussed at the hearing included: bilateral trade, outbound and inbound investment related to China, Chinese lending, TikTok, and China's presence in Latin American

A Chinese investment in a North Dakota corn mill facility was formally approved by a U.S. federal government body last month, but there is continued political pressure to block the investment. A U.S. Air Force official has now weighed in with concerns.