This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In a major development related to the Trump administration's tariff strategy, last Friday the Supreme Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), under which the Trump administration had justified many of its tariffs on China and other

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China will eliminate tariffs on all products from 53 African nations by May, President Xi Jinping announced in a message sent last week to the African Union (AU) Summit. Official data reveals that the 2024–2025 period marked a historic peak in

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. South Africa became the latest African country to formalize a landmark Framework Agreement with China, securing zero-tariff treatment for all its exports as Beijing expands its trade network across the African continent. China's Ministry of Commerce announced the final ruling

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. As part of China's efforts to increase imports, the Ministry of Commerce and the Beijing government hosted the first 2026 event of the "Big Market for All: Export to China" campaign. China finalized a new mandatory national standard

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. The Trump administration has authorized Nvidia to sell its H200 AI chips to China, with a new mechanism designed to allow the government to capture a portion of the profit from the sales, but the path forward for these exports remains precarious,

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. During a visit to China by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada and China were able to work through some of their trade conflicts and reach an apparent truce.  Speaking at the World Economic Forum this week, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng

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