This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China-U.S. relations: * Business surveys show pessimism among Chinese and U.S. companies for bilateral trade and investment. * Chinese and U.S. regulators announced a deal on audit cooperation. In China: * Authorization was granted for additional imports from Brazil. * A Chinese

A WTO panel hearing Australia's complaint that Chinese anti-dumping measures on wine violated WTO rules has made an official communication regarding the timing of the issuance of its report.

Yesterday, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS"), through its Office of Export Enforcement ("OEE"), suspended the export privileges of a Belgian company and its owner for 180 days for attempting to sell sensitive technology to Chinese entities, in violation

In recent weeks, Australian Senator James Paterson has pressed Chinese ride sharing company Didi on its privacy policies as they relate to Australian customers.

In response to the removal of Chinese restrictions on its canola seed exports, Canada has requested the suspension of its WTO complaint on this matter and the WTO panel has agreed to this request.

The Mexican government is moving towards more state involvement in the mining of its natural resources, including lithium. This policy shift will have implications for Chinese companies that have signed lithium mining contracts in Mexico.

A Toronto and London-based company with ties to China that licenses its technology to chipmakers received regulatory clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to acquire a U.S.-based semiconductor IP developer.