Earlier this month, a U.S. Commerce Department official spoke at a conference and briefly explained the role of new export control rules to be applied to advanced technology for sale to China.

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Recent months have seen announcements from Chinese battery and electric vehicle company BYD Co Ltd about new investments in both Brazil and Thailand.

A new think tank paper looks at how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been actively shaping Chinese foreign investment in Portugal through influence over nominally private financial companies, and forcing these companies to be more closely aligned with CCP goals.

A new economic study of circumvention of trade remedies shows that China is a leading target of anti-circumvention measures, with countries from the ASEAN region being the preferred location for third party assembly operations or transhipment that constitute the alleged circumvention.

Last week, there was some confusion over Australia's position on Taiwan's CPTPP application when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appeared to suggest that Australia would not support Taiwan's bid to join, but subsequent statements seem to clarify that Australia will evaluate Taiwan's application

Last week, the European Commission adopted definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of electrolytic chromium coated steel (ECCS) from China and Brazil. As part of its reasoning on the Chinese imports, the Commission examined the role of the Chinese government and the CCP in the sector.