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

After its first panel request was blocked at a meeting last month (which is allowed under WTO dispute settlement rules), China requested a WTO panel on Indian measures related to the solar/IT sectors for a second time, and this time a panel was established.

In two recent WTO meetings, for which the minutes were recently circulated, China raised concerns with a range of EU measures: EU steel tariffs, an Italian decree on renewable energy sources, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and the Industrial Accelerator Act.

At a WTO Committee on Market Access meeting this year, Guatemala once again raised a concern with Chinese restrictions on its coffee exports.

Last month, the Chongqing Intermediate People's Court underscored China’s expanding judicial reach in intellectual property by issuing a global FRAND (Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory) rate-setting judgment in the Samsung-ZTE standard-essential patent (SEP) dispute. The court ruling adds another layer of complexity to a

Last week, political leaders in the EU debated taking stronger action to address trade imbalances with China, but ultimately put off deciding on a specific action until later in the year.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) downplayed fears of a "full-blown" trade war with the EU, stating that trade communications remain "smooth" and that Brussels has explicitly indicated that a trade war is not its goal.