At the meeting of the WTO's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade on November 16-18, 2022, a number of WTO Members raised "specific trade concerns" (STCs) about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Beijing last week and during his visit, the two governments announced "substantive" progress on the negotiations to expand their bilateral trade agreement, and reached agreements on food safety, dispute settlement, and R&D.

Last week, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office released its 2023 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, including a long section on Chinese barriers.

A think tank report from early March counts up the main types of sanctions imposed by the U.S. government that have been imposed on Chinese individuals and entities, and offers an assessment of future developments in this area.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Diplomatic ties with Honduras, new agreements with Brazil * High level officials' meetings with international executives * A new cybersecurity review of Micron * Reports on Chinese lending and lending to China In the United States: * Congressional hearings on the Pacific Islands

Today, China's Cybersecurity Review Office (CRO) announced the launch of a cybersecurity review of U.S. semiconductor producer Micron Technology. Under the review, Micron products will be evaluated on whether they pose risks from supply chain disruptions because of political and diplomatic factors, data breaches, or risks to

A planned trip by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to China was postponed indefinitely due to the president's illness. Nonetheless, it did not stop a series of agreements on bilateral cooperation from being announced in recent weeks. These new agreements cover a number of areas, including