China's Ministry of Commerce released a statement today arguing that its new energy sector benefits the world and the rhetoric of "industrial overcapacity" is essentially a "double standard" and "trade protectionism."

This week, Macau hosted the 6th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries. The participating countries agreed to further cooperation in digital economy and clean energy. Beijing also announced some trade facilitation measures and expressed willingness to reach trade and investment agreements

With all eyes on the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing this week, top Chinese officials attended a press conference on the economy today, where they highlighted work in intermediate goods, e-commerce, and green trade as the main ways to expand trade in the year to come.

In the government work report delivered today at the opening of the National People’s Congress, Chinese Premier Li Qiang outlined 2024 policies of opening up, trade talks, and key sectors that the government will focus on.

Today, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao attended meetings at the 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO (MC13) and made statements regarding the WTO’s priorities, with a focus on the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement.

On the sideline of the 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO, China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding China's agenda at the WTO, as well as officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and New Zealand

Over the weekend, Wang Yi, China's Minister of Foreign Affairs, made remarks at the Munich Security Conference and took several questions from Christoph Heusgen, the Chairman of the conference, dealing with trade and economic issues, although broader foreign policy issues were the main focus.