At a meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade yesterday, Sabine Weyand, the Director-General at DG Trade of the European Commission, testified on various EU-China trade issues, including export controls and trade remedy measures.

In a significant shift in its trade policy, China has announced it will no longer seek Special and Differential (S&D) Treatment in current and future World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, addressing a long-standing point of contention with the U.S. and other WTO Members. The move highlights China&

A fireworks show staged by Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx and a Chinese artist in Tibet has sparked a wave of criticism over its potential environmental impact. The event, which took place in a sensitive ecosystem, has drawn scrutiny from regulators and state media and has triggered a heated online

Leaders of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China are continuing their push to restrict Chinese seafood imports, releasing a letter sent to the Trump administration in July in which they argue for a number of actions against these imports.

In a move to reinforce state control over its critical minerals sector, the Chinese government has published new interim rules that broaden its oversight of the rare earth industry. These measures, which build on the Rare Earth Management Regulation enacted last year, come amid escalating global competition for rare earth

At last week's press conference, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) defended its recent anti-dumping duties on European pork and other products, accused the EU of misusing trade remedies against Chinese goods, while simultaneously calling for dialogue and cooperation with the European Union.

The Chinese government has submitted its views to the Department of Commerce in a recently initiated Section 232 national security investigation on imports of wind turbines and their parts and components.