Huan Zhu
MOFCOM Details Flurry of New Trade Frameworks with EU, UK, and US
Following a burst of high-level diplomacy, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) offered comments on the new bilateral trade consultation mechanisms with the EU and Germany, an export-boosting campaign in the UK, and advancing two-way agricultural trade targets with the U.S.
China Slaps 73.5% Provisional Anti-Dumping Duties on Canadian Pea Starch
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced Wednesday that it will impose a 73.5% provisional anti-dumping rate on pea starch imports from Canada.
China Hits Another 40 Japanese Firms with Export Curbs
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced new export controls on Monday, blacklisting 40 Japanese defense, aerospace, and technology entities, escalating a diplomatic and economic confrontation over Tokyo's recent military and defense policy shifts.
China Addresses Data Security With New Auditing Rules
Last week, Beijing issued a new set of rules governing how companies assess data security risks and introducing a full-chain state oversight especially for operators that process important data.
Beijing Issues Procedural Rules on Supply Chain Investigations
Earlier this week, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued detailed measures on conducting supply chain security investigations, as the implementing rules of a legal mechanism introduced in April. These rules could lead to conflict with various Western sanctions and other measures aimed at China.
China Rolls Out 15-Point Plan to Stabilize Declining FDI
China unveiled a comprehensive 15-point action plan this week to boost and stabilize foreign direct investment (FDI), mapping out market access expansions in the service, finance, education, and healthcare sectors as it looks to buffer its broader economic security architecture.
China Restricts Dual-Use Exports to 10 U.S. Firms, Bars 46 from Procurement
Yesterday, China launched a two-front regulatory offensive against the U.S. defense sector, placing 10 American entities on an export control blacklist while barring 46 U.S. firms from participating in domestic government procurement. The move represents countermeasures in response to the recent U.S. additions of over 100