Countering China, Part 2

Are there more ways for the US to counter China? More aggressive action is one option, according to a Bloomberg article about a group of US Senators responding to a US International Trade Commission report on censorship as a trade barrier. Congress is also considering a screening regime for outbound investment, explains a report by the Rhodium Group and the National Committee on US-China Relations.

Tensions are likely to escalate. A WTO arbitration panel sided with China in a dispute over tariffs originating in 2012. The decision has prompted concerns that this will further harden the the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body, as Yuka Hayashi explains in the Wall Street Journal.

Competition over cutting-edge technologies continues. As Nikkei Asia reports about China’s new chip-making platform to attract industry giants, the Economist asks: Will China dominate the semiconductor sector? Which nation would suffer more from decoupling? Maybe not the US, reports the South China Morning Post. And the next sector for intense competition? Quantum computing, says the Wire China.

Tensions are also brewing on the other side of the Atlantic. The EU is adopting measures to counter China. Meanwhile, the European Commission launches a case at the WTO for China’s targeting of Lithuania, reports the Wall Street Journal.