This past week, CTM covered the following issues. Starting in China, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed significant amendments to China’s Foreign Trade Law, set to enter into force on March 1, 2026, signaling a shift toward active legal deterrence and expanding China’s

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. Starting in China, China and South Korea signed a sweeping package of government and private-sector agreements this week during a state visit by South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that it will tighten export controls

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. Starting in China, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) concluded its anti-dumping investigation into EU pork and by-products, imposing final duties that are significantly lower than initial estimates. MOFCOM also welcomed the EU's move to negotiate price undertakings with Chinese

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China's Commerce Minister laid out the government's blueprint for global trade and investment over the next five years, vowing a path of "high-level opening." Crucially, the Minister also stressed that this openness will be balanced against

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China has lodged "serious concerns" against the new trade agreement between the United States and Malaysia during a recent meeting with Malaysian officials. An updated version of the China-Russia investment treaty entered into force. The treaty, replacing the 2006 version,

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. The Chinese government formally implemented key commitments from its recent trade truce with the United States, issuing a series of official documents to de-escalate economic tensions. The measures include the suspension of export controls on some items, and the lifting of sanitary

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China and the U.S. announced that they had reached an agreement resulting in the temporary suspension of specific tariffs and non-tariff measures. In a fact sheet, the Trump administration offered its perspective on what had been agreed to with China as