In a bipartisan push, two U.S. Senators are seeking to expand restrictions on purchases of Chinese-made semiconductors as part of an annual defense bill.

On Sunday, Canada announced its new Indo-Pacific strategy. As part of this strategy, Canada outlined its thinking on relations with China, which will involve challenging China on some issues while cooperating with China on other issues.

Last week, UK Cabinet office minister Oliver Dowden announced that the UK will be restricting Chinese-made surveillance equipment from sensitive sites, including government buildings.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took action last week to further crack down on the use of Chinese-tied telecoms equipment in American communications networks, issuing new rules that will cover the products of five well-known Chinese companies.

Two Republican lawmakers sent a letter to TikTok last week, "renew[ing] their request for all information about TikTok’s organizational structure and data sharing practices and also notify the social media company to preserve all e-mail, electronic records, and communications."

After a recent UK government decision to undo the purchase of a Wales-based semiconductor company by a Chinese-owned company, both Houses of the UK Parliament discussed the issue last week. There were a range of views expressed, with some criticizing the decision and others urging the government to

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.