In a call with journalists yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai was asked two questions specifically about trade with China, and in her responses confirmed what she and others in the Biden administration have been saying: "decoupling" with China is not their goal.

Virginia's Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin, who has been talked about as a possible 2024 U.S. presidential candidate, visited Taiwan this week, and during the trip Virginia and Taiwan signed an MOU for economic cooperation. In addition, Youngkin signed an executive order establishing an office for economic development

As part of a report on "CPTPP: opportunities and challenges for the UK" that was published today, the UK House of Commons International Trade Committee considered the implications of China’s accession to the CPTPP.

The latest episode of the Trade Talks podcast examines China's industrial policy, with a focus on the Made in China 2025 initiative.

Last week, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on "The U.S. Tax Code Subsidizing Green Corporate Handouts and the Chinese Communist Party."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's speech on the U.S. - China Economic Relationship last week raises a number of questions about its intentions and implications, and generated a wide range of reactions.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Trade and other deals with Brazil * Review of AD/CVDs on Australian barley, extension of AD duties on Japanese chemicals * Sanctions on U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan * A report on China's International Commercial Court In the