Today, the Chinese Communist Party published an over 20,000-word document setting out a number of measures to be taken over the next five years, ranging from trade and economy to national security. Part of the national security focus is on its anti-sanctions and anti-"long-arm jurisdiction" mechanism.

Earlier this month, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the final ruling on the expiry review of anti-dumping measures against optical fiber preform (or fiber preform) from the United States and Japan.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) recently contacted Avanci, which owns patent pools, in relation to antitrust concerns. Even though there is no clear sign of antitrust violations, the company's practices have been controversial.

In May, a trilateral meeting among China, South Korea and Japan led to an agreement to elevate negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement. In addition, a China-Korea bilateral meeting led to an agreement to "revitalize" trade and investment through multiple existing and new channels. What is behind

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced today that it had requested that the World Trade Organization (WTO) set up a panel to hear its claim that subsidies for new energy vehicles provided under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) violate a number of WTO obligations.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against six military and defense companies and some executives last week, based on arms sales to Taiwan.

On July 10, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced the launch of a trade barrier investigation against the European Union's Foreign Subsidies Regulation, which has recently been used several times against Chinese companies.