News reports indicate that the EU has restarted its WTO complaint against Chinese restrictions on Lithuanian trade, although the EU action may simply be a procedural move to prevent the panel process from lapsing.

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.

The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing today on "Countering China on the World Stage: Empowering American Businesses and Denying Chinese Military Our Technology."

The WTO panel hearing the EU complaint against Chinese restrictions on trade with Lithuania has been suspended.

In two recent third party submissions in the dispute between the EU and China related to Chinese restrictions on Lithuanian goods, the U.S. focused on the issue of whether there is evidence that a "measure" exists and the nature of that measure.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said in a recent interview that "most of the economic pressure measures [from Beijing] against Lithuania have been lifted." A deeper dive into its trade data with China indicates that while there has been a partial recovery from the trade disruptions of last

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on "U.S. Economic Security: Addressing Economic Coercion And Increasing Competitiveness," with issues related to China as a main focus.