Recently, the United States, the European Union and other nations have announced a wide range of sanctions against Russia. China's initial reaction has been to criticize the use of these sanctions as a matter of principle, but the extent to which it will cooperate with the sanctions remains

Recently China announced that it would allow corn imports from Myanmar, while suspending wood imports from Lithuania.

A recent document issued by the Chinese government states that it will enhance the use of export credit insurance to stabilize foreign trade, and emphasizes that it will be applied to both domestic and foreign companies equally.

China's Customs recently announced that it will allow wheat imports from the entirety of Russia, rather than only certain parts of Russia as was previously the case.

China recently announced that it would suspend imports of poultry and poultry products from Canada to prevent the spread of H5N1 bird flu, effective on February 21. Similarly, Hong Kong also said it would ban poultry products from parts of Canada, as well as from Germany and Spain.

On February 21, the Chinese government released an updated list of cross-border e-commerce products that are subject to lower taxes when imported under a designated value threshold.

During a recent press conference, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said that China would impose sanctions on two U.S. defense firms, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, over arms sales to Taiwan.