David Anderson, the Managing Director at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), testified last week to an Australian Senate Committee that the ABC would be stepping up its efforts to broadcast in the Pacific region in response to Chinese media expansion in this area.

The European Commission has adopted definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners from China. The level of the anti-dumping duties ranges from 22.1% to 86.5%. One aspect of the Commission's reasoning relates to the involvement of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in

This past week CTM covered the following issues: * Several trade policy developments within China, related to Lithuanian trade restrictions, data regulations, and trade with New Zealand and the UAE; * Updates on Taiwan's trade restrictions on Japanese imports and draft laws for technology protection; * Biden's China trade

The European Union announced today that it is filing a complaint against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) "for restricting EU companies from going to a foreign court to protect and use their patents."

The Economic Times reported recently that the Indian government has banned over 54 Chinese apps, considering them to be "a threat to privacy and security of Indians." While security is the main issue here, political tensions between the two nations may have amplified the concerns.

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) has introduced the Protecting Higher Education from the Chinese Communist Party Act, which would ban "individuals serving in the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and their family members from receiving student or research visas."

Today the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued its 20th report on China's compliance with "commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), including both multilateral commitments and any bilateral commitments made to the United States."