This past week, CTM covered the following issues. Starting in China, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) concluded its anti-dumping investigation into EU pork and by-products, imposing final duties that are significantly lower than initial estimates. MOFCOM also welcomed the EU's move to negotiate price undertakings with Chinese

A U.S. appeals court has rejected a lawsuit challenging a new Texas law that restricts purchases of Texas land by individuals from foreign adversaries, finding that the plaintiff in this case did not have standing. However, the lawyer for the plaintiff expects that additional lawsuits will be brought in

In a statement to Congress made as part of a closed door session informing key Congressional committees on how the upcoming USMCA joint review will proceed, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer identified a number of areas that will affect Chinese trade and investment with the three USMCA parties.

Hesai Technology, an electronics company headquartered in Shanghai, has appealed a U.S. district court ruling rejecting a claim that it had been wrongly placed on a U.S. government blacklist.

As part of a study on Canadian Supply Chains, Forced Labour, and Related Imports, the Canadian Parliament recently had discussions of various aspects of forced labor in China.

As part of a U.S. House Select Committee on China hearing on "China's Auto Threat to America" last week, a group of automakers made a submission outlining their views and concerns.

The WTO's Committee on Government Procurement recently issued its report for 2025, noting with regard to China's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement that China had announced this year "that it would not seek new special and differential treatment in current and future WTO