In late December, China imposed sanctions on twenty U.S. defense companies and ten executives in retaliation for a new approval by the U.S. government of arms sales to Taiwan.

The city of Wuhan and several Chinese entities have reportedly filed a $50.5 billion lawsuit in China against current and former Missouri officials in retaliation for their actions in the state lawsuit against the Chinese government and other entities over COVID-19.

In a statement to Congress made as part of a closed door session informing key Congressional committees on how the upcoming USMCA joint review will proceed, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer identified a number of areas that will affect Chinese trade and investment with the three USMCA parties.

At a think tank event today, U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer pushed back on the idea that the Trump administration should align with other countries in a "common approach" to dealing with China on trade issues.

China has lodged "serious concerns" against the new trade agreement between the United States and Malaysia during a recent meeting with Malaysian officials.

As the Trump administration continues to announce trade deals, provisions that target China have been a key element of each one. The following substantive issues appear to be important components of one or more of these deals: economic security, non-market practices, forced labor, and restrictions on Chinese products taking advantage

Last week, the U.S. updated its critical mineral list. This piece describes these recent updates, comparing the critical and strategic minerals identified by the United States and China, and indicating which materials are currently subject to China's export control regime. Several years ago, the U.S. Department