At a European Parliament hearing on Thursday, European Commission Executive Vice-President and Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis offered comments on a number of aspects of EU-China trade relations, including the trade deficit, Chinese industrial policies, the Ukraine war, and economic coercion.

In a final rule to be published on March 25, the U.S. Commerce Department says that "when appropriate," it "will investigate and countervail transnational subsidies (i.e., subsidies provided by a government or public entity in one country that benefit producers or exporters in another country)

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * China-Angola deals * New action plan for foreign investment * Update on anti-dumping duties on chemicals * Court ruling on trademark infringement of Häagen-Dazs * MOFCOM comments on US policies, Australian trade, and CPTPP In the U.S.: * Congressional hearings on

The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing today on "Countering China on the World Stage: Empowering American Businesses and Denying Chinese Military Our Technology."

Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, along with a bipartisan group of colleagues, have written to the Biden administration calling for "immediate action to counter

The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing today on "The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture," with testimony from both government and private sector witnesses.

A number of Kansas and Missouri politicians have raised concerns about a proposed Chinese investment in a U.S. manufacturing facility that makes products used in EV batteries.