Today, China's State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) launched an antitrust probe into U.S. chipmaker Nvidia.

At last week's press conference, a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson made comments on China's new export controls targeting the United States, U.S. anti-dumping measures against solar products, Australian meat imports, and digital trade.

In a case that pitted free speech advocates against security hawks, a U.S. appeals court sided with the U.S. government in a challenge by TikTok, Bytedance and other groups against a U.S. statute that tries to force the divestment of TikTok from its Chinese parent company, with

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * MFA sanctions on U.S. firms and individuals * New export controls targeting the U.S. * New measures to bolster trade * New sanitary and phytosanitary decisions * Evaluation of China’s industrial policies In the U.S.: * Appeals court decision on TikTok

The prospects for TikTok's operations in the United States have taken a big hit today as a U.S. appeals court rejected a constitutional challenge to a statute requiring that the app be divested or banned by January of next year.

Today, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sanctioned another thirteen companies and six high-level executives for U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office announced this week that a Section 301 petition related to China's "acts, policies, and practices related to its exports of illicit fentanyl to the United States" had been withdrawn.