The United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), held an in-person negotiating round for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade in Washington, D.C. from August 14-18,

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Measures to attract foreign investment * Push back against U.S. outbound investment restrictions * Updates on trade barrier investigation on Taiwan and export controls on gallium and germanium * Preliminary determination in anti-dumping investigation on polycarbonate from Taiwan In the U.S.

In preparation for the Office of the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) annual report to Congress on China's compliance with the commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) has asked for written comments

At yesterday's press conference, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) commented on the recent U.S. executive order that restricts outbound investment in China, and provided updates on the ongoing trade barrier investigation against Taiwan and China's export controls on gallium and

Yesterday, a WTO panel found that tariffs imposed by China in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports were in violation of WTO obligations.

This week, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued its preliminary determination in the anti-dumping investigation on polycarbonate (PC) imported from Taiwan, with anti-dumping duties of up to 22.4%.

In an opinion issued yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke the authority of Pacific Networks Corp. and ComNet (USA) LLC to provide domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the United States.