European Council chief Charles Michel visited China last week, during which time he discussed issues related to trade policy and the general business environment with Chinese leaders. The visit is unlikely to change the current EU-China relationship much, as the EU is still internally debating a unified policy toward

At a meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade, Noah Barkin, the managing editor with Rhodium Group and visiting senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund, talked about the recent trends of European business in China, and Adeline Hinderer, the head of Unit Far East from

Last week, two Republican members of Congress introduced legislation that they say would "force non-profits, university endowments, public pension plans, and any other tax-exempt entity to divest from Chinese companies or lose their tax-exempt status."

At a meeting last week, the European Parliament discussed the EU-Taiwan trade and investment relationship, with Members expressing support for closer ties.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Tariff exclusions on U.S. products and food import approvals from ASEAN countries * High-level meetings with Mongolia on trade cooperation * MOFCOM comments on U.S. trade restrictions * Draft revision of competition rules * November data on manufacturing and services raising

At a press conference today, a MOFCOM spokesperson offered comments on the new U.S. rules banning Chinese telecoms equipment as well as on the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.

In November, the U.S. Treasury Department issued its biannual report to Congress on "Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States." China was not found to be a currency manipulator, but was kept on a "monitoring list."