The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency recently announced that it would block goods from the Li-Ning Sporting Goods company due to their alleged use of North Korean labor.

At a recent event organized by the University of California San Diego, experts described a tightrope that China is walking in terms of the Western sanctions on Russia. One expert suggested that the United States could lift tariffs imposed on Chinese goods as an olive branch.

Recently, China's cyber agency issued a draft of its internet protection regulation for minors, which imposes obligations on tech companies in protecting minors' personal information as well as providing special services to minors.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) identified five Chinese companies as part of the process of delisting Chinese companies that fail to comply with a 2020 U.S. law. In the meantime, Chinese regulators seem confident that "cooperation arrangements" are possible.

At a press conference on March 11, the Chinese Premier called on the U.S. to engage with China more while giving each other some space. He also called for the U.S. to ease export bans on China.

Recent survey shows that while most American companies are confident in the Chinese market, they are nonetheless concerned about China's regulatory and policy environment, U.S.-China tensions and rising labor costs.

Yesterday, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a virtual meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, during which Xi mentioned that China and the EU should deepen their partnership in several areas.