Last week, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published a new set of rules that establish a more comprehensive framework for monitoring outbound investments and responding to discriminatory restrictions imposed by foreign entities. The new rules will take effect on December 1, 2026.

Alan Wolff of the Peterson Institute has published a policy brief entitled "The US should consider allowing Chinese production of electric vehicles in America under certain conditions."

Last month, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency body that reviews certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States to determine the effect on national security, released its annual report to Congress for 2025.

China’s judicial system has stepped into a high-stakes legal battle over global semiconductor supply chains, freezing up to $300 million in domestic assets belonging to Dutch chipmaker Nexperia.

On August 21, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released the Draft Measures for Overseas Investment Management to implement the new regulations governing outbound investment. Replacing the 2017 framework, the draft implements a recent regulation to create stronger protections for Chinese overseas interests.

In a legal opinion issued last week, the U.S. Department of Justice declared that as a result of the change in ownership of the U.S. version of the TikTok app, a 2022 law banning TikTok on government devices no longer applies.

Top Chinese and Dutch trade officials met in Beijing on Tuesday to ease escalating technology tensions and signal progress toward resolving ongoing semiconductor and investment frictions.