On February 1, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced [https://usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2021/er0201ll1711.htm] that it had voted to institute a Section 337 investigation of certain imported batteries and products containing these batteries. The complaint in the case alleges violations of Section 337

On January 4, 2021, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter [http://docs.chinatrademonitor.com/SFC-letter-censorship.pdf] to the U.S. International Trade Commission requesting an investigation of (1) foreign censorship practices that impede trade or investment in key foreign markets