The Dutch government said that it will introduce export control measures on some semiconductor manufacturing equipment before the summer, in part to "ensure that we maintain our technological leadership" and "reduce our strategic dependence on China." In response, China's Foreign Ministry said that "

Last week, the U.S. government sanctioned more than two dozen Chinese firms, including one major supplier of servers used in data centers. The reasons for the sanctions, and the level of the export restrictions, varied by company.

China's trade data for January and February shows a drop in trade in both directions, as the outlook for the Chinese economy remains uncertain. While its trade with ASEAN remained mostly stable, its trade with the European Union and the United States continued to decline, with exports to

China's Two Sessions meetings, which refer to the annual meetings of the two major political bodies, National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, kicked off on Sunday. As part of the process, the government delivered work reports, which review progress in the

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko visited China last week and met with top Chinese officials. The two sides signed over three dozen agreements and contracts related to trade, industry and agriculture, and discussed other projects for further collaboration.

Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the final anti-dumping rates for Indian phthalocyanines, lowering the rates for most exporters compared to the preliminary ruling.

China's Ministry of Commerce responded to a new U.S. report on China's WTO compliance by saying that it represents U.S. "unilateralist thinking and consistent bullying."