China's commerce officials are in Europe this week, intensifying their efforts on negotiations to avoid EU tariffs on Chinese EVs.

Today, Beijing announced that it would suspend tariff exemptions on some Taiwanese goods. This is the most recent development in the cross-strait trade dispute over Taiwan's import bans.

The recent Beijing Summit and Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) concluded with new pledges for financing, infrastructure development, and trade. These commitments underscore China's continued strategic focus on its relationship with Africa.

The ongoing trade conflict between the European Union (EU) and China over anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) continues, as both sides remain at odds over the potential solutions and the impasse may be difficult to break.

Last week, Beijing opened all manufacturing sectors to foreign investment, and started pilot programs to attract foreign investment in the medical sector. This came at a time when foreign investment continues to find challenges in the market.

Today, China's Ministry of Commerce initiated an anti-dumping investigation on Canadian canola seeds, as part of its retaliation against Canada's tariffs on a number of Chinese goods.

Last week, the Dutch and U.S. governments both announced the expansion of their export controls in the semiconductor and quantum computing sectors.