MOFCOM spokesperson He Yadong provided some updates on the progress made on China's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA).

At the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE), German companies have had a strong presence and reportedly signed deals with Chinese partners on energy, construction, and manufacturing. Germany's continued engagement in the market is crucial to China, as it plays a pivotal role in China-EU relations.

China's Ministry of Commerce announced last week that it would start an expiry review of anti-dumping duties applied to chemical compounds from the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand.

Speaking at the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which kicked off yesterday, Chinese leaders made commitments on opening up, international agreements, and data flows. While there has been some movement in these areas, more needs to be done to overcome the downward trend of its trade and investment.

At a press conference today, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), Shu Jueting, urged the EU to use trade remedy measures in a "reasonable and prudent" way and the U.S. to "lift investment restrictions on China."

Last month, China's State Council announced that it will create a free trade pilot zone in Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region, an area that has been the source of tensions between China and the West, and turn the region into a trade hub. The official document was published yesterday,

Last month, China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) published sanitary requirements for various food imports from countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central America, as China tries to boost agricultural imports.