Biden Administration Issues New Advanced Semiconductor Export Rules
                Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced "a package of rules designed to further impair the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) capability to produce advanced-node semiconductors that can be used in the next generation of advanced weapon systems and
            
        Final Chinese Barriers to Australian Meat Exports Lifted
                The Australian government has announced that the remaining hurdles to selling Australian meat in China have now been lifted.
            
        China, Taiwan CPTPP Bids Stalled
                As part of the eighth Commission Meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership last week, the official statement from the parties includes two items that relate to China, although China is not mentioned by name.
            
        MOFCOM to Promote Trade, Downplays Impact of De Minimis Revision
                Last month, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) unveiled a series of measures aimed at bolstering "steady growth" of trade, including maintaining its momentum in the global e-commerce market. The initiatives come amid growing global trade tensions and shifts in international trade policies.
            
        UK Forces Chinese Company to Sell Holdings in Scottish Semiconductor Firm
                Last month, the British government issued a "notice of final order" that China-registered Future Technology Devices International Holding Ltd must sell 80.2 percent of Scottish fabless semiconductor firm FTDI, due to national security risks.
            
        Experts Discuss Chinese Industrial Policies
                At a recent think tank event, economic experts reviewed China's industrial policies and examined the successes and failures of these policies.
            
        U.S. Commerce Department Issues Preliminary Dumping Determination on Solar Products from Southeast Asia
                The U.S. Department of Commerce proceedings targeting Chinese companies producing solar panels in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are continuing, with preliminary affirmative determinations in the anti-dumping duty investigations of Crystalline Photovoltaic Cells Whether or Not Assembled into Modules issued last week.