Over the weekend, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai held a press briefing to discuss U.S.-ASEAN issues, and addressed the nature of the Section 301 tariffs on China as part of this, calling them "rebalancing" tariffs rather than "sanction-related" tariffs.

Last week, the Biden administration issued an Executive Order that clarifies and refines the enforcement of investment screening by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). While the Biden administration made efforts to insist that China was not the target, there was a widespread sense that China

An EU-Indonesia WTO dispute over Indonesian export restrictions on nickel ore has a close connection to Chinese investment in the Indonesian nickel processing sector. A recent statement by the Indonesian President suggests Indonesia is likely to lose the WTO litigation, but even so, their goal with the policy seems

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * New rules on internet pop-ups and a proposal for harsher penalties for violations of network security. * Authorization of imports of soy protein from Brazil. * A new study of Chinese loan forgiveness. In the U.S.: * A general review of

Recent news reports indicate that Apple will be using some chips from Chinese company Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC) for its new iPhone, leading to criticism from U.S. lawmakers.

At a Congressional hearing yesterday, members of the House of Representatives and expert witnesses discussed U.S.-Taiwan trade relations and opportunities.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai discussed trade policy on a podcast yesterday, touching on various China trade issues such as the Section 301 tariffs and overall bilateral trade relations.