At two recent WTO meetings for which the minutes have now been circulated, a number of issues related to China trade were raised by other Members against China, including regulations on cosmetics and food imports, and also by China in relation to other Members, such as export controls and 5G

China has ramped up trade sanctions on Taiwan by curbing additional Taiwanese imports. It also announced sanctions on two foundations and at least four companies for engaging in "separatist activities."

Two Republican Senators have introduced legislation that would prohibit members of the Chinese Communist Party from purchasing land in the United States.

On August 2, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency body that reviews certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States to determine the effect on national security, released its annual report to Congress for 2021.

With U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arriving in Taiwan today, China's Customs suspended imports from some Taiwanese food companies.

Last week, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced a bill that would sanction insurers/registrars of ships sending oil from Russia to China.

Over the past few days, there have been meetings and trips involving several CPTPP countries and their Taiwanese counterparts which have promoted Taiwan's CPTPP accession application.