Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen visited China over the weekend and met with top Chinese officials to discuss investment, trade and financing construction. After the meetings, the two sides issued a joint statement, pledging more cooperation in six areas.

Reports last week indicated that Chinese-made security cameras found in Australian government offices would be removed.

Last week, China filed a revised version of its WTO consultations request in the dispute over U.S. semiconductor restrictions, switching from "multilateral" consultations that other governments can join to "bilateral" consultations that they cannot.

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators is pressing Chinese fast fashion company SHEIN for information on Xinjiang cotton made with forced labor in their supply chains.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Data on Xinjiang exports to the United States * MOFCOM comments on trade issues with the U.S., Australia, Russia and other countries * Guidelines on enhancing the effectiveness and quality of state investments * Efforts to encourage foreign investment in China * Trade

At today's press conference, the spokesperson of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) provided some comments on several recent development related to foreign export controls, as well as trade relations with the United States, Australia, and Russia.

China's agency that manages and supervises state-owned assets recently provided some guidelines on enhancing the effectiveness and quality of state investments.