The European Commission has granted conditional approval to an acquisition by Chinese retailer JD.com, Inc. of German firm CECONOMY AG.

In a new communication related to WTO Reform discussions, China has offered recommendations on the following topics: Subsidies and the level playing field; financing and the level playing field; and industrial policy coordination.

A UK Parliament committee published a report today in which it called on the UK Government to address a number of issues related to economic relations with China, raising concerns about the impact of Chinese imports on UK industry, security issues with connected technologies, and imports made with forced labour.

A new unfair import complaint filed under Section 337 of the Trade Act of 1930 tries to expand that procedure to cover concerns about forced labor. If the complaint is successful, it could lead to a new avenue for trade complaints against a wide range of Chinese imports.

On Friday, the European Commission published its official notice relating to the initiation of a safeguards investigation on imports of hybrid vehicles.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published a new set of rules that establish a more comprehensive framework for monitoring outbound investments and responding to discriminatory restrictions imposed by foreign entities. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) unveiled

Yesterday, the Trump administration announced additions to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, targeting a Chinese genomics company and related entities.