Data published by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) indicates that the export controls on gallium and germanium put in place by Beijing last summer have not impacted overall exports significantly, although the impact varies among countries.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Tajikistan last week, vowing more cooperation between the two nations in new energy, mining, and trade.

Last month, China announced a new regulation on rare earths, tightening control over the industry.

On June 22, China's Ministry of Commerce concluded its expiry review of anti-dumping duties on styrene imports from South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States, and decided to keep the duties in place.

In June, China's General Administration of Customs followed through on recent agreements signed with countries including the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Poland, and published the following SPS rules as domestic measures.

China and Peru announced that they have substantially finished the negotiations on the upgrade of their 2009 free trade agreement. They also signed deals in other trade and economic areas.

China's Ministry of Commerce said last Thursday that it would initiate an expiry review of anti-dumping measures on imports of toluidine from the EU.