At a Senate hearing last week on the nomination of Paul Rosen to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security, there was some discussion of the U.S. investment screening process as it relates to China, and Rosen emphasized that he takes the threat from China seriously.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: * Chinese regulatory developments related to antitrust enforcement and financial audits; SPS measures on imports; and multiple Chinese trade measures and practices discussed at the WTO. * New U.S. sanctions legislation, Congressional hearings on China's role in Latin America and the

With trade relations between China and Australia going sour in recent years, the Australian government has been seeking to diversify its trading partners, as its officials have made clear by their public statements and which a new trade agreement with India illustrates more concretely. At the same time, a Chinese

Newly introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would lead to targeted sanctions against China in the event it threatens Taiwan.

During a recent trip by Australian trade minister Dan Tehan to meet with his U.S. counterparts, Australia and the United States moved forward with plans that some commentators have characterized as designed to "counter China" on critical minerals.

In a draft regulation, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and several other agencies recently updated rules governing audit and accounting information of domestic companies listed abroad. The new rules could potentially remove some hurdles for U.S. regulators to access Chinese listed companies' audit working papers.

The United States recently reiterated its concerns over China's new measures that require registration for all overseas manufacturers that sell to China, and it also put forward some requests related to how to implement the measures. The U.S. statement at the meeting was recently made public on