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.

Yesterday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) released its The Year in Trade 2021 report on the Operation of the Trade Agreements Program. The report summarizes current U.S.-China trade flows, as well as a number of other issues related to China trade.

After the United States withdrew its armed forces from Afghanistan, there was speculation that China might try to exert its influence there, both politically and economically. In terms of the economy, one sector with potential was the mining of critical minerals, and one key mineral was lithium, which is important