At a press conference last week following a meeting of the European Council, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered statements related to China trade issues, including the risk of dependencies on China for particular goods and the impact of recent U.S. export controls.

Recent reporting indicates that the U.S. government is trying to persuade Mexico not to use Chinese-made scanners as part of its border security operations.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * President Xi's address to the Communist Party Congress * Local government measures to encourage semiconductor/tech investment * Guidelines released for importing edible aquatic animals from Papua New Guinea In the United States: * Biden administration warning about risk of Chinese

Chinese local governments are rolling out new measures to attract investments in semiconductors and high-tech. It remains to be seen whether these incentives will be successful in promoting domestic technology, which has experienced bottlenecks after being cut off from U.S. technology and equipment. Furthermore, a focus on local

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."