This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * State Council document on opening up in pilot zones and free trade ports * Li Qiang criticism of "de-risking" * Trade cooperation with France, New Zealand, and Poland In the U.S.: * Biden administration files brief against Florida law restricting

Today, the Dutch government announced new rules restricting exports of certain advanced semiconductor equipment, with Chinese semiconductor makers potentially hurt by the move.

Today, China's State Council published a document to promote "international high-standard" measures for opening up in pilot zones and free trade ports, potentially bringing it more in line with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, which it has applied to join.

At the meeting of the WTO's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade on March 8-10, 2023, a number of WTO Members raised "specific trade concerns" (STCs) about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.

During New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' visit to China this week, the two sides signed agreements on agriculture, intellectual property, and education, and committed to start negotiating a "negative list" for services.

In late May, a group of Chinese citizens filed a lawsuit challenging a Florida law that discriminates against Chinese citizens in real estate purchases, and then in early June they asked for a preliminary injunction enjoining the state of Florida from implementing and enforcing the law. The Biden administration has

At several recent events, Chinese Premier Li Qiang criticized efforts to reduce dependence on China and the "de-risking" strategy put forward by some Western governments.