Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce announced that it will start an expiry review on anti-dumping measures against optical fiber preform (or fiber preform) from the United States and Japan.

During U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit to China last week, Chinese officials reiterated concerns about "U.S. economic sanctions and suppression," and asked the U.S. to take actions in response.

This builds on an existing ban on Japanese food since 2011.

China's customs agency released trade data for June today, showing that trade in both directions is falling compared to last year, with imports outperforming exports.

News reports indicate that China is taking an additional month to review the tariffs on Australian barley that were the subject of a WTO dispute, and which China recently agreed to review.

These duties are imposed on imports from South Korea, Taiwan, the United States and India.

Officials of China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) said last month that in 2022, China's cross-border e-commerce imports and exports exceeded 2 trillion yuan for the first time, an increase of 7.1% over 2021. Its continued expansion may face headwinds as the United States is