This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Revised export controls on graphite * BRI forum * Colombia-China state visit, cooperation deals * Global Digital Trade Expo * Extension of anti-dumping duties on plastics In the U.S.: * Hearing on Chinese labor practices in seafood industry * CTM FOIA request related to Huawei

Canada and Taiwan have completed their 10 month long negotiations on a foreign investment agreement, although the text has not yet been released and some "legal scrubbing" still needs to take place.

Yesterday, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China held a hearing on "How Forced Labor in China Taints America’s Seafood Supply Chain," with various witnesses testifying about different aspects of the issue.

In recent years, the U.S. has made an active push to convince other countries not to use Huawei products in their telecoms networks. Through a FOIA request, CTM obtained some details of U.S. efforts to convince Oman to choose Ericsson over Huawei.

On Saturday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that he would travel to China from November 4 to 7, as Australia and China have each taken steps to resolve some ongoing disputes over trade remedies.

On Friday, the Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet announced that, based on its review of the circumstances of the lease of the Port of Darwin, it would not vary or cancel a 99 year lease of the Port to Chinese company Landbridge Group.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * China and Serbia sign FTA * Chilean state visit leads to various deals * China-EU Strategic Dialogue In the U.S.: * Export controls on semiconductors and AI expanded * New brief filed in litigation on UFLPA Entity List In Europe: * Progress on forced