At a Congressional hearing yesterday, members of Congress discussed concerns with Chinese practices in the semiconductors, shipbuilding, and drone industries.

At a meeting of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures today, issues related to the EU's countervailing duty investigation on Chinese electric vehicles, subsidies and overcapacity, and U.S. semiconductor subsidies were all discussed.

A recent report reveals that China is phasing out U.S. chips in its telecom system, a move likely driven by the broader U.S.-China technology rivalry, as both sides seek to bolster the security of their technology supply chains.

Over the past week, officials of China's Ministry of Commerce met with Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation and representatives of over 20 multinational companies. At today's press conference, MOFCOM disclosed more details about these meetings.

At the October 27 meeting of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, for which the minutes were recently circulated, there were criticisms by China of other Members' countervailing duty practices (including the recent EU action on electric vehicles), and criticisms by other Member of China&

As a WTO complaint against U.S. semiconductor export controls lingers in the background, these controls have been the subject of comments through the U.S. rule-making process, with new comments coming in recently.

At a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs press conference yesterday, a spokesperson was asked about U.S. export restrictions on semiconductors, and responded with criticism of U.S. "coercion" and "bullying."