Official data reveals that the 2024–2025 period marked a historic peak in global trade remedy actions targeting Chinese exports, reflecting an unprecedented level of international scrutiny. At the same time, a steady decline in China-initiated investigations challenges the prevailing perception that Beijing typically responds to foreign trade remedies with

Last week, the U.S. and Taiwan published the details of a bilateral trade agreement they had completed, negotiated in the shadow of the "reciprocal" tariffs imposed on Taiwan and other countries by the Trump administration. The resulting agreement lowers these tariffs for Taiwanese imports to 15% from

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. South Africa became the latest African country to formalize a landmark Framework Agreement with China, securing zero-tariff treatment for all its exports as Beijing expands its trade network across the African continent. China's Ministry of Commerce announced the final ruling

On February 12, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the final ruling of the countervailing investigation on EU dairy products, substantially lowering the duty rates.

Amid positive momentum between Beijing and Ottawa on resolving a string of trade disputes, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) signaled an adjustment to its anti-discrimination measures targeting Canada and an extension of the anti-dumping investigation on canola seeds, with new announcements expected in the coming weeks.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court to enforce a divestment order issued by President Trump pursuant to a CFIUS finding that a foreign investment by a Chinese company endangers national security.

After a little more than a year, the EU is moving forward with a complaint against China on royalty rates for standard essential patents, with a request for the establishment of a panel filed with the WTO today.