As part of a visit to the U.S. where he was meeting with his USTR counterparts, European Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis spoke at a think tank event, where he offered remarks about various aspects of EU thinking on China trade issues. Dombrovskis emphasized the importance of not being dependent

Yesterday, a bipartisan group of members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security pressing for tougher enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

The Chinese government has agreed to an expedited review of the anti-dumping/countervailing duties it has been imposing on Australian barley, leading to a suspension of the WTO dispute on these duties.

Last week, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a £12,700,000 fine on TikTok for "a number of breaches of data protection law, including failing to use children’s personal data lawfully."

At a meeting of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures in October, there was continued disagreement about the possible appointment of a Chinese citizen to the SCM Committee's Permanent Group of Experts; China raised issues related to the U.S. CHIPS Act and Inflation

The WTO has posted the written and additional written questions by WTO Members and replies provided by the United States during the U.S. trade policy review carried out last December, with China asking extensive questions of the United States as part of this process.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Meetings with Japanese, Malaysian, and Singaporean officials * New anti-dumping expiry review on paper products * Court ruling on Tesla fraud case * Shanghai trade and investment measures In the U.S.: * USTR report on foreign trade barriers * Think tank report on U.