In response to concerns about a Chinese company's purchase of land near a military base, the state of Texas has enacted a new law that restricts investment from China and other foreign adversaries.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: * Chinese talks with New Zealand and Central Asian countries * Declining agriculture imports from U.S. * U.S. lawsuit on ending of de minimis exemption for Chinese imports * U.S. AD/CVDs on solar products from Southeast Asian countries * European Commission procurement restrictions

China's agricultural imports from the United States have seen a decline in recent months, a direct consequence of ongoing trade disputes and resulting tariffs. Despite trade talks in recent months, many additional tariffs on U.S. farm products remain in place, pushing Beijing to diversify its sourcing. This

The United Kingdom has set out a new trade strategy, which offers broad guidance on how it sees its economic relationship with China.

China's Ministry of Commerce denounced the recent measures restricting Chinese companies from participating in EU public procurement of medical devices, calling them "new protectionist barriers."

The U.S. government is now imposing anti-dumping and countervailing duties in linked cases on solar products from four Southeast Asian countries, with much of the production being done by Chinese companies. These determinations could lead to litigation in U.S. courts or at the WTO.

A legal challenge to the Trump administration's ending of the de minimis exemption for most imports from China and Hong Kong is playing out in the U.S. Court of International Trade, with both parties having now filed legal briefs.