China's Ministry of Commerce has strongly criticized the recent U.S. sanctions imposed on Chinese firms linked to allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang, asserting that these measures constitute a violation of human rights.

At the meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body yesterday, the U.S. once again raised issues related to Hong Kong's National Security Law, and Hong Kong and China once again criticized the U.S. action as inappropriate.

Researchers at the China Institute at the University of Alberta have issued a report that assesses the economic impact of China joining the CPTPP, finding that there are significant benefits to Canada and other CPTPP parties from having China join.

Today, the European Commission formally requested consultations at the WTO over the provisional anti-dumping measures imposed by China on imports of EU brandy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to Brazil culminated in a Joint Statement and 37 collaboration agreements spanning various sectors, including agriculture, industry, energy, mining, and finance. The visit also led to an agreement on aligning China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with Brazil's

Last week, two long-time Washington, DC trade lawyers who worked in the first Trump administration commented on the prospects for proposed legislation that would withdraw Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status for China.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), announced the addition of 29 companies based in China to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. This brings the total number of entities on the UFLPA Entity