Last Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Defense released the names of additional "Chinese military companies" that are "operating directly or indirectly in the United States," pursuant to the statutory requirement of Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

A new report by IVPM and National Review alleges that Amazon is engaging in two practices that "raise legal, national security, and ethical concerns" related to U.S.-China economic relations, and suggests there may be violations of a U.S. statute as a result.

In the UK Parliament last week, a Labour party MP pressed a trade official from the UK government about purchases of surveillance products from China. This issue has been hotly debated in recent months and years, and could be addressed in upcoming legislation.