Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on "U.S. Economic Security: Addressing Economic Coercion And Increasing Competitiveness," with issues related to China as a main focus.

At the WTO SPS Committee meeting held on March 22-24, for which the meeting minutes were recently circulated, there were discussions of a number of SPS measures imposed by China or imposed by other Members affecting Chinese exports.

China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) is working on ways to cultivate sectors that are "strategic emerging," according to reports.

A new report by Australia's Productivity Commission documents the impact of various Chinese trade restrictions imposed on Australian exports, showing a limited impact on some sectors, either because the measures were narrowly crafted or the producers found other markets.

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.