A proposed purchase by a Chinese company of a stake in an important German port has led to divisions within the German government, and prospects for regulatory approval are uncertain.

China's customs agency recently released guidelines for imports of edible aquatic animals from Papua New Guinea (PNG), as China becomes one of the world’s largest importers and exporters of aquatic products.

Five Republican Senators have sent a letter to President Biden "demanding he act quickly to prevent Huawei from building the Pengxinwei IC Manufacturing Company (PXW) semiconductor plant."

In a speech yesterday at the Singapore International Cyber Week Summit, Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, warned about the general threat China poses in cybersecurity, as well as the risks of using Chinese tech products.

Taiwan's trade officials said that while they are still working on finalizing the time and place of the first formal round of trade negotiations with the United States, bilateral talks "through every means" are happening at the same time, and that "early harvest lists"

After the 7th Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting in Canberra, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held a press conference in which they discussed issues related to China's application to join the CPTPP and U.S-China decoupling.

At a think tank event yesterday, trade experts discussed issues related to trade with Taiwan, including Chinese economic coercion, U.S.-Taiwan trade talks, and the CPTPP. The Hudson Institute event was moderated by Riley Walters of Hudson, and featured Abby Fu of Hudson, Wendy Cutler of the Asia Society