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.

In a coordinated effort to intensify pressure on Russia for its ongoing war against Ukraine, more Chinese companies have now been subjected to sanctions, with the most recent ones imposed by the European Union and Japan. These measures are part of a broader G7 effort aimed at curtailing international support

The spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said today that the agency is now reviewing a domestic petition for a trade barrier investigation on the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) investigations.

Yesterday, China and Germany signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cross-Border Data Flow Cooperation, another step to mitigate regulatory obstacles on data transfer, which plays an critical role in the auto industry.

Last week, the governments of China and Malaysia vowed to bolster cooperation in trade and investment, including in car manufacturing, and signed 14 deals during an official visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang.