Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce took a step towards applying countervailing duties on Chinese tin mill products, with a parallel proceeding on anti-dumping duties still underway.

Last week, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party met with the CEOs of Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. and leading automotive suppliers in Detroit, Michigan, with a goal of figuring "how Congress can help

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit to Germany * Commerce Minister comments on CPTPP application * Imports of Taiwanese sugar apples and beef from Poland and Belgium authorized * List of algorithms in deep synthesis service sector published In the U.S.

Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate would expand the scope for reviewing Chinese investments in the United States to include all real estate purchases that are for the purpose of establishing a business, and, at least formally, ties this new restriction to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

The legislation still needs to be considered by the Senate; legal and political impact unclear.

At an Australian Senate hearing earlier this month, officials from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) responded to questions from Australian Senators on a number of issues related to China trade, including various disputes over sales of Australian products to China and China's application

EU leaders announced a new "country agnostic" approach to economic security today, and in doing so tried to establish a careful balance between expressing concern about Chinese economic practices and maintaining a good working relationship with China.