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

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. Last weekend, Chinese and U.S. trade officials concluded their fifth round of high-level negotiations since the start of the year, saying that they had successfully delivered a framework agreement. Then on Thursday, trade officials from China and the U.S. met

This week, economic friction between China and the U.S. continued to deepen. China's Ministry of Commerce issued its 2025 Report on WTO Compliance of the United States, accusing Washington of systematically violating WTO rules and undermining the multilateral trading system. The Trump administration followed through on another

This past week, CTM reported on a number of developments related to Chinese export controls. On October 9, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) expanded its export control list by adding the following items: * Five new rare earth elements * Rare earth production equipment and raw materials * Rare earth extraction, processing, magnet

This past week, CTM reported on the following. China recently formalized some new measures, some of which may signal a prolonged period of strategic geopolitical tension. It revised its international maritime transport rules and granted new authorities to retaliate against discriminatory measures from foreign nations, a move that comes ahead