Last week, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office released its 2023 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, including a long section on Chinese barriers.

A think tank report from early March counts up the main types of sanctions imposed by the U.S. government that have been imposed on Chinese individuals and entities, and offers an assessment of future developments in this area.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Diplomatic ties with Honduras, new agreements with Brazil * High level officials' meetings with international executives * A new cybersecurity review of Micron * Reports on Chinese lending and lending to China In the United States: * Congressional hearings on the Pacific Islands

In advance of a visit to China next week, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen gave a speech today that outlines the latest EU thinking on foreign policy and economic policy relating to China. There were elements of the speech that seemed to push a more aggressive approach towards

Earlier this week, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) "ramped up his investigation into auto supply chain links to forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, with new questions for automakers and tier 1 suppliers."

Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would "direct the President to develop a strategy to eliminate American technologies capable of supporting undersea cables from falling into the hands of our adversaries."

The WTO announced today that a panel had been composed to hear an EU complaint related to China's enforcement of intellectual property rights.