At the February meeting of the WTO's Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Japan raised concerns with China's draft standards for office devices and its draft government procurement law.

The U.S. Commerce Department has issued final determinations in AD/CVD cases on Chinese freight rail couplers. The final injury determinations are due in the next few weeks.

After China's Cybersecurity Review Office (CRO) recently found that U.S. semiconductor producer Micron Technology failed to pass a cybersecurity review, various U.S. government officials have offered a strongly negative response, although the specific actions the U.S. might take in reaction are unclear.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Ban on Micron in the CII sector * China-Central Asia Summit * MOFCOM comments on Japan's new export controls and US-Taiwan trade deal * SPS requirements on French pork * Extension of anti-dumping measures on rubber In the United States: * House hearing

A Peruvian trade official stated that Peru and China will resume trade talks to upgrade their bilateral trade agreement soon, while Uruguay plans to expand exports to China with potential trade talks.

As a follow up to the Xi-Macron meeting in April.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited China this week and signed several memoranda of understanding (MOUs) in an effort to further expand exports to China, after strong growth in trade over the past two years.