This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In its 2026 government work report, the Chinese government vowed to open wider to the outside world while doubling down on manufacturing and homegrown innovation. China's National People's Congress (NPC) meetings this week and Premier Li Qiang'

The Trump administration announced today that it was initiating Section 301 investigations of 60 economies, including China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, to determine "whether acts, policies, and practices of each of these economies related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a ban on the importation of goods

China's National People's Congress (NPC) meetings this week and Premier Li Qiang's government work report both struck a careful balance between acknowledging systemic challenges and maintaining growth targets, a leading U.S. analyst said.

The Trump administration announced today that it was initiating Section 301 investigations on the acts, policies, and practices of various economies relating to "structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors." This issue has long been raised by the U.S. in the context of Chinese policies and

At a meeting of the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) in late February, a number of China-Canada trade and investment issues were discussed by Members of Parliament and several expert witnesses.

Earlier this week, China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) summoned officials from shipping giants Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping (MSC), a sign of Beijing’s efforts to safeguard its strategic overseas commercial interests.

The EU's proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) has triggered a sharp response from Beijing, which has accused Brussels of creating "serious investment barriers and systemic discrimination." China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) pointed specifically to the IAA's mandatory technology transfers, local content requirements,