This past week, CTM covered the following issues.

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published a new set of rules that establish a more comprehensive framework for monitoring outbound investments and responding to discriminatory restrictions imposed by foreign entities.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) unveiled draft regulations this week aimed at penalizing foreign entities that misappropriate Chinese trade secrets.

CTM did a roundup of MOFCOM’s press conferences/press Q&As from the previous week.

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic filed for an initial public offering in the United States, and its registration statement reveals deep exposure to geopolitical tensions, supply chain vulnerabilities, and regulatory hurdles. 

The Trump administration announced additions to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, targeting a Chinese genomics company and related entities.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) "to propose updates to the Outbound Investment Security Program (OISP) based on direction from Congress in the Comprehensive Outbound Investment Security (COINS) Act."

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took action to prevent two devices (a dashboard camera and a wireless video transmitter) from being marketed or sold in the United States due to ties to Huawei.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a further suspension of the remedy in the Section 301 investigation on China's practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors, delaying implementation for two months and asking for public comments.

USTR posted a transcript of the recent hearing it held on China's compliance with its WTO commitments.

The Trump administration completed two Section 232 investigations, one on robotics/machinery, the other on wind turbine products. In both cases, the administration found that national security was threatened by these imports, but called for negotiations rather than the immediate imposition of tariffs.

A U.S. court granted Alibaba's motion for a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's designation of the company as a "Chinese military company."