Legislation that would prohibit drones from Chinese company Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) has been discussed at a Congressional hearing and passed by the relevant Subcommittee, clearing the way for sending it to the full House Committee responsible.

At a meeting last week, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs considered a bill that would "prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers," with four Chinese companies named.

Two Republican Senators have recently introduced legislation that would raise tariffs on imports of Chinese autos and clean energy products.

New legislation introduced by a group of conservative House Republicans would get tougher on China in a number of areas, including trade and investment.

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has proposed legislation that would increase the base rate tariffs on automobiles from Chinese producers – whether made in China or elsewhere – to 100 percent, for a total tariff of 125 percent when combined with the Section 301 tariffs currently in effect.

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) has introduced a bill that would use Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) as leverage to deter Chinese coercion and military aggression against Taiwan.

Yesterday, President Biden signed into law H.R. 4004, the “United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act,” which "approves" the June 1, 2023 trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan, and establishes requirements for consulting with Congress on future trade agreements between the two.