In the past week, more U.S. states have taken action to prohibit the use of TikTok and other Chinese-linked products and services on state electronic devices. And in Congress, there have been calls for hearings on TikTok.

One of the first actions by the new Republican House majority was to establish a Select Committee to study "strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party." Most Democrats supported the Republican proposal, although some Democrats objected and others who supported it had concerns, on

With the Republican party now in control of the U.S. House of Representatives, House Republican leaders have chosen Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) as Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, which is the main House Committee with jurisdiction over trade policy. The Chair of the Subcommittee on trade

In a bipartisan push, two U.S. Senators are seeking to expand restrictions on purchases of Chinese-made semiconductors as part of an annual defense bill.

Two Republican lawmakers sent a letter to TikTok last week, "renew[ing] their request for all information about TikTok’s organizational structure and data sharing practices and also notify the social media company to preserve all e-mail, electronic records, and communications."

Two Republican Senators are pressing the Biden administration to ramp up its efforts to counter China's global influence, by calling on the administration to formulate a "grand strategy" for China.

As implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) continues, last week there were two new developments: Two Republican members of Congress pushed back against reported proposals for UFLPA enforcement that they considered would "weaken the UFLPA"; and an energy producer reported that it was not having