China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced last week that it is starting an anti-dumping investigation on propionic acid from the U.S., in response to a petition from the domestic industry.

At a European Parliament Committee on International Trade meeting last week, political and business leaders continued to struggle with finding a way forward on formalizing trade and investment relations between the EU and Taiwan.

China's commerce officials revealed more data on China's trade and investment over the first half of 2023 at a recent press conference.

The WTO has just posted a June 30 communication from China entitled "New and Full Notification Pursuant To Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures," notifying WTO Members of China's subsidies from 2021-2022.

Key members of Congress continue to push automaker Ford on an agreement it reached with Chinese company Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) to work together on a Michigan battery factory.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Criticism of U.S. sanctions and "technological suppression" * Diversification of trade * Rules on artificial intelligence services * Expiry review on anti-dumping measures against optical fiber preform * Adjustments to meat imports policies Other parts of the world: * Congressional hearings on

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng urged more actions on the U.S. side to stabilize the bilateral relationship, which include stop "sanctioning Chinese entities and individuals" and "technological suppression of China."