In late December, China imposed sanctions on twenty U.S. defense companies and ten executives in retaliation for a new approval by the U.S. government of arms sales to Taiwan.

On December 31, China concluded its safeguard investigation on beef, with a new tariff-rate-quota mechanism effective on January 1, 2026.

China's Ministry of Commerce issued a sharp rebuke of the European Union today, labeling a string of recent raids and subsidy investigations into Chinese companies as "egregious" and "discriminatory."

The city of Wuhan and several Chinese entities have reportedly filed a $50.5 billion lawsuit in China against current and former Missouri officials in retaliation for their actions in the state lawsuit against the Chinese government and other entities over COVID-19.

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has concluded its anti-dumping investigation into European Union pork and by-products, imposing final duties that are significantly lower than initial estimates.

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has formally issued a revised Measures on Trade Policy Compliance, replacing the 2014 trial version and transforming  what had been an experimental framework into a permanent, mandatory, and significantly broadened compliance regime.

Today, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced sanctions against Shigeru Iwasaki, the former chief of the joint staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF), for "openly colluding with 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces."