China and the United Arab Emirates will have mutual recognition of certified operators starting today and China's Customs recently released more information on the implementation.

So far, the China - EU/Lithuania political and trade dispute has been based largely on allegations that are difficult to verify. However, there are now official Chinese government documents that indicate a suspension of some imports from Lithuania, although there is still little in the way of explanation for

Taiwanese officials recently announced that they would loosen an import ban on food from five Japanese prefectures, which was put in place eleven years ago due to concerns over radiation in food produced near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. During the same event, officials also updated the progress

Two British government agencies recently announced that they had approved a nuclear reactor designed by a Chinese firm. However, the company's involvement in this and other nuclear projects in the UK remains unclear, as other British government officials and members of the UK parliament have both been pushing

China's food certification agency recently published more details on the implementation of mutual recognition of organic products with New Zealand. On the same day, the New Zealand government also issued a document outlining details for its domestic exporters.

During a recent meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Argentine President Alberto Fernández, the two governments signed multiple documents indicating more collaboration on trade, investment, currency, and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Yesterday, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Commerce Department announced the addition of 33 Chinese companies to its "Unverified List, which makes it more difficult for U.S. companies to sell to them.