In advance of a planned trip by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to China, a group of Republican members of Congress has sent a letter to Raimondo that presses her not to compromise on U.S. export controls, a move that should be interpreted mainly through the lens of U.S.

The United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), held an in-person negotiating round for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade in Washington, D.C. from August 14-18,

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Measures to attract foreign investment * Push back against U.S. outbound investment restrictions * Updates on trade barrier investigation on Taiwan and export controls on gallium and germanium * Preliminary determination in anti-dumping investigation on polycarbonate from Taiwan In the U.S.

In preparation for the Office of the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) annual report to Congress on China's compliance with the commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) has asked for written comments

Yesterday, a WTO panel found that tariffs imposed by China in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports were in violation of WTO obligations.

In an opinion issued yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke the authority of Pacific Networks Corp. and ComNet (USA) LLC to provide domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the United States.

After the Biden administration issued an Executive Order and proposed rulemaking last week for restrictions on U.S. investment in China, several experts offered commentary on various aspects of the measures, including possible Congressional action, coordination with allies, and China's response.