A bipartisan bill to "direct the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to conduct a comprehensive study of the national and economic security risks foreign adversaries pose to the United States automotive industry" has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

China’s judicial system has stepped into a high-stakes legal battle over global semiconductor supply chains, freezing up to $300 million in domestic assets belonging to Dutch chipmaker Nexperia.

At a WTO meeting earlier this year, China raised concerns about the EU's proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, with the EU providing assurances that it would take into account the trade concerns of other governments.

On August 21, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released the Draft Measures for Overseas Investment Management to implement the new regulations governing outbound investment. Replacing the 2017 framework, the draft implements a recent regulation to create stronger protections for Chinese overseas interests.

A recent U.S. court ruling held that the Trump administration's decision to end the de minimis exemption from tariffs for low-value imports was legal.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. Chinese state media launched a four-part commentary series aimed at shaping economic expectations, mounting a robust defense of Beijing’s industrial policy and trade trajectory while signaling key domestic investment priorities for the second half of the year. Chinese antitrust regulators

Chinese state media launched a four-part commentary series this week aimed at shaping economic expectations, mounting a robust defense of Beijing’s industrial policy and trade trajectory while signaling key domestic investment priorities for the second half of the year.