The Mexican government announced last month that it will raise tariff rates for a number of products. This tariff increase is applicable to all nations that do not have a trade agreement with Mexico, and China falls into this category. As a result, this move will have an impact on

In a WTO consultations request from last week that was made public yesterday, China has supplemented its previous request related to U.S. export restrictions on semiconductors.

Over the first half of September, China's customs agency made several announcements that will impact trade in beef and dairy products.

Last week, Beijing announced that it will sanction two U.S. companies -- Northrop Grumman and a Lockheed Martin unit -- over their arms sales to Taiwan. But experts pointed out that what comes next as part of the sanctions is unclear at the moment.

The China-Japan trade dispute that has resulted from Japan's discharge of treated radioactive wastewater has not yet developed into a formal WTO dispute, but there have been some new developments related to the issue over the past few days.

Speaking at an event during the WTO public forum last week, Singapore Management University law professor Henry Gao offered comments on China's industrial policy and argued that the China model cannot be easily replicated in most developing countries.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Law on Foreign State Immunity passed In the U.S.: * Congressional concerns with Huawei access to semiconductors * Bill introduced to use PNTR as leverage to deter aggression against Taiwan * Key members of Congress discuss China-U.S. economic relations * Congressional