At the April 30/May 1 2024 meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods, for which the minutes were recently circulated, a number of issues related to trade with China were raised.

During the visit of Vietnam's new leader To Lam to Beijing this week, China and Vietnam signed 14 documents bolstering collaboration on railways, trade, and industrial development.

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.

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.

Today, China and New Zealand announced the launch of negotiations on services trade. They also signed documents to facilitate trade in infant formula and kiwiberry.

China and Brazil held the seventh High-Level Coordination and Cooperation Committee (COSBAN) meeting on June 6. The meeting's outcomes reflect a shared commitment to a number of issues, from facilitating agricultural trade to fostering capacity cooperation and leveraging related funds.

Several high-profile state visits in May 2024 have led to a series of new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) documents published by China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) last month.