The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it has initiated two new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to determine the effects on U.S. national security of imports of polysilicon and unmanned aircraft systems (drones).

Following up on an earlier inquiry, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced a new inquiry into TikTok's practices related to the transfer of European user data to China.

In a ruling on Friday, a U.S. district court judge granted summary judgment to the U.S. government in a lawsuit by Hesai Technology, an electronics company headquartered in Shanghai, that argued it had been wrongly placed on a U.S. government blacklist.

In what could be a sign of things to come for other existing Chinese investments in the U.S., the Trump administration is ordering the divestment of a 2020 purchase of a U.S. audiovisual equipment company.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: * MOFCOM anti-dumping investigations on brandy, toluidine, and steel products * Sanctions on Taiwanese companies * Procurement restrictions on EU medical device companies * Vietnam-China trade relations * U.S. copper tariffs * U.S. actions to address transshipment * U.S. actions to restrict Chinese ownership of farmland

The issue of Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland has become a hot button one in recent years, and the Trump administration has announced a new plan that addresses this and other issues related to agricultural security.

Yesterday, President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that 50% tariffs on copper would be imposed soon, on the basis of "national security" concerns.