During U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit to China last week, Chinese officials reiterated concerns about "U.S. economic sanctions and suppression," and asked the U.S. to take actions in response.

"[E]very sentence in [the Joint Declaration] reads like a description of the US itself."

Officials of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said on Monday that the government plans to improve the unified domestic market and make it more attractive to foreign capital.

Some Taiwanese politicians and groups also voiced their criticism of the deal for different reasons.

After the news broke that the European Commission proposed to sanction multiple Chinese companies over their sales to Russia, several Chinese officials pushed back against this proposal at various events this week, and warned of taking "necessary measures" to protect Chinese firms.

A Chinese official from the Ministry of Commerce recently criticized the 2023 Special 301 Report published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, calling it "lacking in objectivity and fairness."

During a recent press conference, Vice Minister of China's Ministry of Commerce Wang Shouwen, after highlighting the benefits of China being part of the CPTPP, expressed hope that all members would support China's accession and stated that "China is capable of fulfilling its obligations under