Recently, a proposed deal between Montreal-based SRG Mining Inc. and a Chinese company for a graphite mining operation in West Africa was scuttled by the Canadian government.

At a recent hearing on consumer products from China, the commissioners of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission pressed a Biden administration official on the impact of the de minimis rule for imports and on other issues related to the safety of Chinese imports.

During the the two sessions of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), representatives of China's auto industry put forward proposals to help the industry cope with increasing challenges when exporting and expanding abroad, as Chinese automobiles have

Last week, China submitted a proposal to the WTO related to the expansion of trade in information technology products under the Information Technology Agreement (ITA).

At a meeting last week, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs considered a bill that would "prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers," with four Chinese companies named.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * 2024 Government Work Report * China's trade policy in 2024 * Top official comments on relationship with the U.S. and EU * New SPS announcements In the U.S.: * USTR trade policy agenda in 2024 * New bills related to China

At today's press conference on China's foreign policy, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi criticized the United States "unilateral sanctions list," as well as a conflicting message sent by the European Union on its relationship with China.