A government oversight body has found that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) purchased Chinese-manufactured videoconference cameras that were not compliant with U.S. law.

As the UK finalizes its membership in the CPTPP, Parliament has been debating whether to impose extra scrutiny over China's accession to the agreement.

An NGO that focuses on Hong Kong issues has put out a paper that raises concerns about the operations and investments of Huawei and Build Your Dreams (BYD) in the EU, and recommends a number of actions to restrict these companies.

A recent meeting of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures discussed various Chinese subsidy notifications. In addition, the U.S. asked some detailed questions this week about China's most recent notification.

Last month, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the Commerce Department added thirteen Chinese companies to its "unverified list," but one of these companies, Plexus (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., was able to get itself removed from that list.

Last week, several Republican members of Congress sent a letter to Swiss company ASEA Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB), expressing concern about its ties to a Chinese crane-making company that has itself been the subject of recent Congressional scrutiny.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. * Chinese court sets license fees for audio standard essential patents * CAC new rules on personal data flows to Hong Kong * Li Qiang’s trip to Switzerland * China-New Zealand free trade agreement * Taiwan's election and impact on trade policy * U.S.