New Zealand recently passed a sanctions law that targets Russia, but could also cover certain Chinese actions related to Russia, and may lay the foundation for future broad sanctions legislation that could cover Chinese government actions.

Reports indicate that an American software design firm has stopped providing services to Chinese drone maker DJI, in response to U.S. export controls.

At a recent event organized by the University of California San Diego, experts described a tightrope that China is walking in terms of the Western sanctions on Russia. One expert suggested that the United States could lift tariffs imposed on Chinese goods as an olive branch.

The new U.S. government appropriations legislation recently agreed on by Congress adds significant funding for implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act passed last year.

At a European Parliament hearing on the proposed Anti-Coercion Instrument yesterday, members asked several expert witnesses questions about its operation, and one topic covered was how it would be applied to China, with law professor Henry Gao offering his views on this topic.

Recently, China's cyber agency issued a draft of its internet protection regulation for minors, which imposes obligations on tech companies in protecting minors' personal information as well as providing special services to minors.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) identified five Chinese companies as part of the process of delisting Chinese companies that fail to comply with a 2020 U.S. law. In the meantime, Chinese regulators seem confident that "cooperation arrangements" are possible.