In February, China's Ministry of Commerce sanctioned two U.S. firms, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Raytheon Missiles and Defense, for their arms sales to Taiwan. Today the agency offered more specifics on the sanctions and the sanctioned executives.

At a hearing held today by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, the Commissioners and witnesses discussed specific aspects of the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), as well as concerns about China more generally.

China's Ministry of Commerce announced last Friday that it was starting a review of the anti-dumping and countervailing duties currently being imposed on Australian barley. This will kick off a domestic process that could potentially resolve a dispute between Australia and China, helping to ease the tensions in

Brazilian President Lula da Silva visited China last week, and the two sides signed a number of agreements related to trade, investment, lending, space exploration, technology and innovation. However, there was no announcement on Brazil joining the BRI, despite the hopes of some on both sides.

A recent research report by a policy analyst at the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission examines the establishment and implications of the China International Commercial Court (CICC).

A member of Congress from Florida has reintroduced legislation to ban imports of citrus from China. This legislation followed the authorization of these imports as part of the Phase One deal, even though U.S. citrus imports from China have remained limited after the deal.

Last week, the European Commission announced that it was renewing its anti-dumping measures on imports of stainless steel tube and pipe butt-welding fittings ("SSTPF") from China and Taiwan for another five years.