Last month, China's General Administration of Customs issued the following regulatory requirements, opening its door for more fruit, meat and seafood from Latin American, Caribbean, Asian and Pacific countries, as they push for more access to the Chinese market.

Today, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against U.S. lawmaker Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), after a bill that he co-sponsored calling for strong U.S. support for Tibet became law.

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.

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.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against six military and defense companies and some executives last week, based on arms sales to Taiwan.

Last month, China announced a new regulation on rare earths, tightening control over the industry.

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.