Nippon Steel's offer to buy U.S. Steel has generated controversy in the U.S., in part due to Nippon's connections with Chinese producer Baosteel. In the midst of a national security investigation of the U.S. Steel purchase, Nippon has now severed this China tie.

At two recent meetings of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, China raised a number of concerns with the countervailing duty investigations and practices of other WTO Members, as well as criticizing U.S. subsidies to the semiconductor industry; and several Members criticized China's

At a recent event in San Luis Potosí, Mexican Finance Minister Rogelio Ramírez de la O set out his vision for greater industrial production in Mexico and North America, in order to reduce dependence on China.

A recent meeting of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures discussed the issue of overcapacity, with several WTO Members criticizing Chinese subsidies and their impact on capacity, and China offering responses.

Last week, CTM provided highlights of the first day of China's 2-day long WTO Trade Policy Review. This piece covers developments during the second day.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. * MOFCOM review of anti-dumping measures on optical fiber preform * China sanctions six U.S. military and defense companies * Chinese market regulator eyes U.S. company with patent pools * U.S. Commerce Department official comments on chip export controls and investigation of connected

At the Aspen Security Forum this week, Alan Estevez, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, spoke about U.S. chip export controls and the Commerce Department's investigation into connected vehicles.