Three Republican Senators have introduced legislation intended to prevent Chinese and Russian alternative payments systems from undermining U.S. sanctions.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: * Chinese political leaders speaking about China-U.S. economic relations; a draft Chinese regulation on internet protection for minors; and a recent Chinese regulation in the area of intellectual property. * Congressional funding of new U.S. legislation that addresses imports made with forced

Yesterday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoked the authority that had previously been granted to two Chinese telecoms companies to operate certain telecom services in the United States.

Last week, a UK parliament debate on large solar farms touched on the issue of solar panels made in China with forced labor.

At a Senate Finance Committee hearing this week entitled The Promise and Challenge of Strategic Trade Engagement in the Indo-Pacific Region, there was discussion among the Senators on the committee and the witnesses about various issues related to China trade.

In a decision today, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-subsidy duties on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia at a rate of 7.5% for India and 21% for Indonesia. As part of the investigation related to Indonesia, the European Commission continued its practice

New Zealand recently passed a sanctions law that targets Russia, but could also cover certain Chinese actions related to Russia, and may lay the foundation for future broad sanctions legislation that could cover Chinese government actions.