Last week, the European Commission announced that it had opened an in-depth Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) investigation to assess the proposed acquisition by JD.com, Inc. of German firm CECONOMY AG.

Today, China's new rules governing the registration of foreign food manufacturers take effect, reflecting a regulatory overhaul that replaces a five-year-old framework with a dynamic, risk-based vetting system designed to streamline access for countries maintaining food safety cooperation with Beijing.

One year after Beijing implemented export control measures on some critical rare earth elements and derivative products, the global trade landscape reflects a complex dynamic of sharp disruption followed by rapid adaptation. While shipments initially plummeted following the April 2025 announcement, exports of rare earths and products rebounded robustly soon

China is leveraging its 2026 APEC host year to position itself as the primary architect of the Asia-Pacific’s digital and services infrastructure, two commercial frontiers that Beijing has pushed to the top of its trade agenda in recent years.

Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) revised its control list of chemical exports, adding three more substances to a list that requires special permission for shipments to the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Chinese firm Wingtech has invoked Chinese anti-sanctions legislation to sue its Dutch subsidiaries Nexperia and five other parties in Chinese court, seeking to unwind Dutch measures that it says unlawfully stripped it of control over its semiconductor subsidiary as well as 8 billion yuan (approximately $1.2 billion) in

Following a high-stakes summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin this week. The back-to-back summits underscore China's delicate balancing act.