A proposed deal in which Ford would use technology from China-based EV battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) to build a Michigan battery factory has come under additional Congressional scrutiny.

At a webinar today, Matthew Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), discussed various aspects of U.S. export controls as they relate to China.

The EU has posted two more submissions related to its WTO complaint against the "anti-suit injunctions" that have been issued in recent years by Chinese courts.

Earlier this month, trade officials from China and Japan held their first export control dialogue after a communication mechanism was first created last fall. But a new proposal in Japan that is currently under consideration will test the functionality of the mechanism.

Last Friday, top level trade officials talked about the progress of China's trade talks in 2023, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), and highlighted that Beijing will add more "high-standard" rules on telecommunication and government

About a month after the Department of Commerce determined that Chinese gas powered pressure washers are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and subsidized by the Government of China, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determined last week that the U.S. gas powered

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Graphite exports * Top official meeting with Japanese business group * Expiry review of anti-dumping measures on chemicals * OPPO and Nokia patent license settlement In the U.S.: * Update on "unverified list" * Government auditor report on government purchase of Chinese