Last week, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and some legislators announced proposed legislation to restrict foreign purchases of agricultural land in South Dakota, with Chinese purchases as the main focus.

Three more U.S. states, as well as the U.S. Senate, have now taken action to ban the use of TikTok by government employees.

Last week, China filed a consultations request at the WTO regarding U.S. export restrictions that were recently imposed on semiconductors and related technology and products. China's legal claims and some practical considerations related to the dispute are summarized below.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Xi Jinping attends two summits with Arab nations * State Council issues plans for expanding domestic demand * New regulation on deep fakes * Authorization of imports of cattle and tobacco leaves from Laos * China's registration requirement for food exporters leads

A bipartisan group of members of Congress in both the House and the Senate introduced legislation earlier this week that would cut off Huawei and other Chinese 5G companies from U.S. banks.

A Chinese company's plan to build a corn-milling plant in North Dakota was reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) due to national security concerns. CFIUS determined earlier this week that the transaction was not covered by the terms of the statute, and

Today and tomorrow, the United States is undergoing the regular Trade Policy Review of its trade policies at the WTO. At today's meeting, Chinese Ambassador to the WTO Li Chenggang put forward some criticisms of various aspects of U.S. trade policy.