At today's meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), China blocked the establishment of panels in two complaints brought against it by the EU, related to allegations about China's trade restrictions imposed on Lithuania and about restrictions on EU companies going to a

At the WTO SPS Committee meeting held on June 22-24, for which the meeting minutes were recently circulated, there were discussions of a number of SPS measures imposed by China or imposed by other Members against Chinese goods.

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.