On Friday, the European Commission announced the first ever in-depth investigation under its new Foreign Subsidies Regulation, targeting CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of CRRC Corporation, a Chinese state-owned train manufacturer.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Electric vehicle promotion * Anti-dumping review of EU potato starch * Chinese views of U.S. election In the U.S.: * Forced labor concerns with Volkswagen luxury brand imports * Dumping/subsidization determinations on Chinese pea protein * U.S. Trade Rep. comments on

News reports indicate that certain Volkswagen luxury brands have seen imports into the U.S. held up at ports due to concerns about components made in Xinjiang using forced labor.

At the meeting of the WTO's Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices on October 26, 2023, for which the meeting minutes were recently circulated, Japan raised concerns about Chinese anti-dumping duties on certain chemicals, and China raised concerns about the anti-dumping practices of the EU, UK, and U.S.

Hesai Technology, an electronics company headquartered in Shanghai, has said it will bring a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense in order to get itself taken off a blacklist of Chinese military companies.

At the WTO's Committee on Import Licensing meeting on October 31, 2023, for which the minutes were recently circulated, China and several other WTO Members raised concerns about India's licensing requirements for laptops, tablets, and personal computers.

At an event at the Council on Foreign Relations today, when asked about the U.S. position on international negotiations on digital trade rules, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai offered her perspective on Chinese data regulation.