Yesterday, the EU issued a decision that extends existing anti-dumping duties on molybdenum wire from China. As part of its reasoning in the case, the European Commission considered the role of the CCP in the management of the Chinese companies under investigation.

As part of the ongoing U.S. legislative debate over the CHIPS Act of 2022, a piece of legislation that would, among other things, provide over US$50 billion to the domestic semiconductor industry, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced three amendments that would "address critical errors and

A recent paper published by a Chinese university sets out BRI data for the first half of 2022, finding that the overall figures for BRI projects remained at a stable level compared to 2021, with some interesting shifts in terms of the countries and regions involved.

Several Republican U.S. Senators and Representatives have introduced legislation to prohibit federal government funds from going to blacklisted Chinese companies.

Last week, the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy published a notice of final order that, based on national security concerns, blocked a Chinese company from licensing vision sensing technology from a UK university.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Fine on Didi for data use and security violations * Cross-border penalty on a Malaysian subsidiary for financial fraud * Extension of anti-dumping duties on synthetic fibers * Allowing peanut imports from Brazil In the United States: * New 5G network agreements

At a recent Congressional hearing, a senior Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) official testified and answered questions on a number of issues related to China's compliance with U.S. sanctions and its access to U.S. technology.