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EU-U.S. Trade Exchange Touches on China Trade Relations
At the EU trade ministers' meeting yesterday in Denmark, U.S. trade negotiators visited and tried to push their trade talks along. As part of this meeting, several issues related to trade with China came up.
China's Rare Earth Export Controls: Data as of October 2025
Official data shows that in October, China's overall rare earth exports experienced mixed
CPTPP Meeting Shows Little Progress on China/Taiwan Applications
Following the Ninth Commission Meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Australian Trade Remedy Reform Process To Consider Transnational Subsidies
Following the lead of the EU and the U.S., Australia is considering a change
Taiwan Lifts Fukushima Food Ban as China Escalates Feud with Japan
Taiwan last week lifted its ban on Japanese food imports, a restriction that had been
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
In international negotiations, China and the Republic
China and Congo Sign Tariff Agreement
Earlier this month, China and the Republic of the Congo signed an early harvest agreement
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China to Implement Extraterritorial Rare Earth Export Controls
Last week, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued new rules imposing extraterritorial export control
China Establishes Biopharma Pilot Project in Jiangsu
In a strategic move designed to bolster its bioeconomy, China’s State Council recently approved
WTO Panel Rejects EU Attribution of Chinese Subsidies to Indonesian Government
In a report circulated last week, a WTO panel found that an EU countervailing duty
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China and Congo Sign Tariff Agreement
Earlier this month, China and the Republic of the Congo signed an early harvest agreement on trade, granting tariff-free treatment to goods from the African country.
China and Georgia Sign MOU to Deepen Trade Ties, Upgrade 2018 FTA
Earlier this month, China and Georgia formally concluded negotiations to upgrade their Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a milestone in enhancing their bilateral economic and trade relations.
China and ASEAN Sign Trade Upgrade to Cover Digital, Green Economies
Today, China and the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (ACFTA) 3.0 Upgrade Protocol in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This upgrade is designed
China Accuses U.S. of Systematically Violating WTO Rules in New Compliance Report
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued its 2025 Report on WTO Compliance of the United States, accusing Washington of systematically violating WTO rules and undermining the multilateral trading
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China Unveils "Green Trade" Policy to Align Trade and Carbon Goals
China published its first dedicated policy framework for promoting green trade, aiming to align trade growth with the country’s carbon neutrality goals and strengthen its international influence on low-carbon
China Suspends Ship Fees and Sanctions, Tightens Fentanyl Precursor Export Controls
As another follow-up on China's implementation of the recent agreement with the United States, China suspended port fees on American-owned/operated vessels and lifted sanctions against five U.
Beijing Implements Trade Truce, Formally Suspends Rare Earth Export Controls and Lifts Bans on U.S. Agriculture
The Chinese government has formally implemented key commitments from its recent trade truce with the United States, issuing a series of official documents to de-escalate economic tensions. The measures include
China Lifts Tariffs on U.S. Farm Goods, Drops Sanctions on Dozens of Firms
Today, the Chinese government announced a rollback of some retaliatory measures, including tariffs on key agricultural products and sanctions on U.S. entities, as Beijing took another step to implement
Foreign Laws & Cases
Appeals Court Declines To Block Florida Law Banning Chinese Citizen Property Purchases
A U.S. court of appeals has declined to issue a preliminary injunction blocking a Florida law that bans property purchases by Chinese citizens and certain other people.
U.S. Court Rejects Lawsuit Pushing New Trade Plan on Trump Administration
An independent researcher with a proposal for how the U.S. government should address concerns about the trade relationship with China filed a lawsuit to force the government to respond,
DJI Appeals Court Ruling Upholding Defense Department Classification as a "Chinese Military Company"
Drone-maker DJI has filed an appeal against a lower court ruling that found a U.S. Department of Defense designation of it as a "Chinese Military Company" to
Hikvision Pursues Domestic, International Lawsuits against Canadian Government
In response to an order to close its operations in Canada, Chinese tech company Hikvision, a major surveillance equipment manufacturer, has brought multiple lawsuits against the Government of Canada.