At the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) press conference today, a spokesperson for the agency called on the United States to remove "unpopular" Section 301 tariffs.

This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping held meetings with African counterparts on the sidelines of the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit (FOCAC). It was expected that these African leaders would seek more market access to China as well as more investment and technology transfer from China, and several deals

Not surprisingly, China is pushing back hard against Canada's recently announced tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel, and aluminum, with actions at both the multilateral and unilateral level.

In August, China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) published the following regulatory documents as a domestic step to allow more food imports from the Solomon Islands, Vietnam, Honduras, and Tanzania, following high-level meetings and agreements.

Today, China's Ministry of Commerce published its preliminary ruling in the anti-dumping investigation on EU brandy, finding that dumping had occurred but deciding not to impose anti-dumping duties for the time being.

Over the course of the two-day meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan this week, discussions centered on mutual sanctions, but no consensus was reached, suggesting that the impasse may persist for some time.

The Chinese government accused Canada of protectionism and violating World Trade Organization rules through its announcement of tariff hikes on Chinese goods, and vowed that it "will take all necessary measures" in response.