China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that it was removing sanctions on U.S. communications company Viasat. This is the first time that China has publicly removed a company from its sanctions list.

Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the sampled companies for the anti-dumping investigation on pork and related products from the European Union.

A recent meeting of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures discussed the issue of overcapacity, with several WTO Members criticizing Chinese subsidies and their impact on capacity, and China offering responses.

Today, the Chinese Communist Party published an over 20,000-word document setting out a number of measures to be taken over the next five years, ranging from trade and economy to national security. Part of the national security focus is on its anti-sanctions and anti-"long-arm jurisdiction" mechanism.

Last week, CTM provided highlights of the first day of China's 2-day long WTO Trade Policy Review. This piece covers developments during the second day.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. * MOFCOM review of anti-dumping measures on optical fiber preform * China sanctions six U.S. military and defense companies * Chinese market regulator eyes U.S. company with patent pools * U.S. Commerce Department official comments on chip export controls and investigation of connected

Earlier this month, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the final ruling on the expiry review of anti-dumping measures against optical fiber preform (or fiber preform) from the United States and Japan.