While Beijing has been focused on high-profile trade disputes with major economies such as the United States and the European Union, an increasingly protectionist sentiment among smaller trading partners presents a different kind of challenge and a complex landscape for Chinese exports.

The U.S. Treasury Department recently sanctioned two Chinese entities for helping Russia to build drones. China's Ministry of Commerce pushed back today, claiming that China has "strict control measures" over dual-use drones.

Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce provided an update on its countervailing investigation on EU dairy products, identifying the European companies that would be part of the sample.

Earlier this month, China published the implementation rules for export controls of dual-use items. The new rules contain elements drawing on U.S. practice, including unverified entities, de minimis rules, and foreign direct product rules, providing additional details and clarity regarding China's export control legal system.

A Chinese industry association recently accused the products and systems of American multinational firm Intel of posing security risks, and called for a cybersecurity review.

Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) are facing increasing challenges in multiple domestic markets around the world, confronting tariffs and other restrictive measures. In response, China has adopted a multifaceted approach, employing both unilateral and multilateral strategies to retaliate against these trade barriers. The new development could escalate tensions and potentially lead

Over the past month, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced two sets of sanctions measures on twelve U.S. companies and ten executives of sanctioned entities, citing arms sales to Taiwan.