After Australia and China reached agreement on allowing lobster exports to China, Australian government officials have denied that there was a "quid pro quo" deal in which Australia now owes China something, with China's application to join the CPTPP mentioned in this context.

Over the past month, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced two sets of sanctions measures on twelve U.S. companies and ten executives of sanctioned entities, citing arms sales to Taiwan.

After CFIUS approved a property purchase related to a Chinese company starting a wind farm project near an Air Force training base, the state of Texas took action that prohibited certain renewable energy investments by the company. The Chinese company is now challenging the Texas actions as unconstitutional.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: * China’s sanctions measures * Data on China's outbound FDI * Anti-dumping measures on EU brandy * First U.S. CVD ruling considering China's transnational subsidies  * China-Australia lobster trade WTO disputes: * China-Türkiye dispute on Chinese auto tariffs * EU-China dispute on anti-dumping

The WTO has posted China's consultations request that claims Türkiye's tariffs and other measures affecting imports of Chinese vehicles violate several WTO obligations.

One of the last products that had been subject to recently imposed Chinese restrictions on Australian exports has had its access restored, as Australian rock lobsters can be sold in China again.

On October 8, China's Ministry of Commerce announced provisional anti-dumping measures against EU brandy. This is part of an ongoing trade remedy tit-for-tat between China and the European Union.