In an annual review of a long-standing countervailing duty order on solar products, the petitioner in the case has made allegations that Chinese government actions related to forced labor should lead to a finding by the U.S. Commerce Department that a countervailable subsidy exists.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that it will extend anti-dumping duties of up to 21.7% on acrylic fiber imports from Japan, South Korea and Turkey for another five years.

A provision in the current version of the U.S. House of Representatives annual defense bill would ban all Chinese goods from U.S. military stores. The White House has announced its opposition to the provision.

Citing national security concerns, three U.S. Senators are requesting that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review Chinese food manufacturer Fufeng Group’s purchase of roughly 370 acres of land near the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Chinese antitrust penalties and acquisition approvals; * final rules on data transfers; * the launch of an FTA negotiation with Nicaragua; * eased rules on the import of food products related to COVID concerns; * a Chinese company's planned purchase of a

Chinese lithium giant Ganfeng Lithium announced that it plans to acquire Argentina-based mining company Lithea Inc.

U.S. House Republican Committee leaders today sent two letters related to TikTok, one calling on the Biden administration "to step up to hold [TikTok] accountable," and the other "to demand answers from TikTok leadership."