On November 23, the United States and Taiwan met for the second annual U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD). The two sides discussed supply chain issues in multiple sectors, including semiconductors, health products, and electric vehicles. The U.S. side was led by Under Secretary for Economic Growth,

On November 20, China’s State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) issued decisions imposing fines on companies involved in 43 antitrust cases related to anti-competitive practices. Fined companies include major tech companies Alibaba, Baidu, JD, and Tencent. According to the SAMR announcement [http://www.samr.gov.cn/xw/zj/202111/

During a public speech on November 20, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized peaceful coexistence with the United States and cooperation with ASEAN countries.  He also stated that no one should "force any third party to take sides in competition" or "start vicious competition such as decoupling

On November 17, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released its 2021 Annual Report to Congress. The report [https://www.uscc.gov/annual-report/2021-annual-report-congress] argues that “China's leadership resorted to a familiar playbook of government support for industry,” and in certain sectors it would challenge

Australian trade minister Dan Tehan said during an interview [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2021-11-17/australia-needs-constructive-dialogue-with-china-tehan-video] with Bloomberg Television on Wednesday that he is "very much looking forward" to "constructive engagement" with China, which is a necessary step for China to join the CPTPP. Commenting

On November 14, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued a draft of the Regulations on Network Data Security (网络数据安全管理条例(征求意见稿) [http://www.cac.gov.cn/2021-11/14/c_1638501991577898.htm] (link in Chinese)). The draft is open to public comments until December 13. The draft is part of the

U.S. President Biden and Chinese President Xi met virtually on Monday night in an effort to cool tensions. A wide range of issues were discussed during the meeting, including bilateral trade relations, even though that was not a major part of the conversation. Biden mentioned the enforcement of the