This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Anti-dumping actions on styrene imports from South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States, and on toluidine from the EU * SPS decisions in June * China-Peru FTA upgrade In the U.S.: * USTR comments on Chinese investment in Mexican auto sector * AD/

On June 22, China's Ministry of Commerce concluded its expiry review of anti-dumping duties on styrene imports from South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States, and decided to keep the duties in place.

Today, the EU provided details on its previously announced provisional duties in its anti-subsidy investigation of Chinese battery electric vehicles (BEV).

At a recent WTO meeting, several WTO Members continued to press China on the sufficiency of its notifications related to state-trading enterprises.

In its second biennial Report on the Operation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) with Respect to Trade in Automotive Goods, released earlier this week, USTR commented on issues related to Chinese investment in the Mexico auto sector.

In June, China's General Administration of Customs followed through on recent agreements signed with countries including the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Poland, and published the following SPS rules as domestic measures.

In response to Mexican government actions that it believes are undermining its lithium mining operations, Chinese company Ganfeng International Trading and two of its UK-based affiliates (Bacanora Lithium and Sonora Lithium) are pushing ahead with an ISDS complaint against Mexico.