This past week, CTM covered the following issues. * CTM study of economic impact of switching allegiance from Taiwan to China In China: * Xi meets with U.S. Senators * BRI white paper * Trade barrier investigation on Taiwanese import bans extended * New U.S. investment in Shanghai In the U.S.: * Congressional

In response to a report to the WTO from a group of least developed countries (LDCs) on the utilization of the trade preferences offered by China, China submitted a study of its own with statistics on this issue.

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing released a White Paper earlier this week, highlighting some achievements of the BRI on trade, investment, and infrastructure connectivity. The White Paper came one week ahead of the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.

A bipartisan group of members of Congress has written a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator, "urging him to take immediate action against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) Chinese fishing fleets that operate globally," including consultations and, possibly, "corrective action."

U.S. medical device giant Boston Scientific announced this week that it is building its first China factory in Shanghai, as a local government official promised "a first-class commercial environment that is market-oriented, governed by law, and internationalized."

Over the past few years, a handful of Central American and Caribbean countries have switched their political allegiance from Taiwan to Mainland China. In all likelihood, these governments assume there will be financial benefits from forging diplomatic ties with China, including through more trade and investment with China. A study

In a new post at the EJIL: Talk blog, Japanese professor Yoshimichi Ishikawa examines the prospects for a Japanese WTO complaint against Chinese import restrictions imposed in response to the Japanese release of water contaminated by radiation.