At an event today, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai responded to questions about China trade in general, the Section 301 tariffs, and Taiwan.

The U.S. government is ratcheting up its export controls on China, as it announced sweeping export restrictions that would curb China's ability to access or produce advanced chips and supercomputers.

After protests put a halt to its mining operations, a Chinese company running a gold mine in Ecuador has brought a lawsuit against the Ecuadorian government under a China-Ecuador bilateral investment treaty.

The U.S. government has added 31 more Chinese entities to a blacklist under which a license will be required for some U.S. exports.

Last Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Defense released the names of additional "Chinese military companies" that are "operating directly or indirectly in the United States," pursuant to the statutory requirement of Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced legislation similar to legislation introduced in the Senate earlier this year that would enhance U.S. ties with and support for Taiwan.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Negotiations on a free trade agreement between China and Sri Lanka * Imports of Uzbek French beans allowed * ZTE deal with Thai company in 5G sector In the U.S.: * Submissions in annual review of China's WTO compliance * White