On November 17, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released its 2021 Annual Report to Congress. The report [https://www.uscc.gov/annual-report/2021-annual-report-congress] argues that “China's leadership resorted to a familiar playbook of government support for industry,” and in certain sectors it would challenge

Australian trade minister Dan Tehan said during an interview [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2021-11-17/australia-needs-constructive-dialogue-with-china-tehan-video] with Bloomberg Television on Wednesday that he is "very much looking forward" to "constructive engagement" with China, which is a necessary step for China to join the CPTPP. Commenting

On November 14, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued a draft of the Regulations on Network Data Security (网络数据安全管理条例(征求意见稿) [http://www.cac.gov.cn/2021-11/14/c_1638501991577898.htm] (link in Chinese)). The draft is open to public comments until December 13. The draft is part of the

U.S. President Biden and Chinese President Xi met virtually on Monday night in an effort to cool tensions. A wide range of issues were discussed during the meeting, including bilateral trade relations, even though that was not a major part of the conversation. Biden mentioned the enforcement of the

Previously, we reported [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/us-raises-concerns-again-at-the-wto-about-chinas-trade-measures-related-to-covid-19/] that the United States has raised concerns at the WTO about China’s trade measures related to COVID-19. On November 8, the United States made another submission [https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/SPS/GEN1982.pdf&

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke virtually at the APEC CEO Summit on November 11, calling for “sustainable development in a concerted effort to build an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future.” During the speech [https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/t1919060.shtml], Xi mentioned joint efforts to

On November 2, China’s Customs agency issued the English version of the Provisions of the People's Republic of China on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food. The Chinese version of the rules, 中华人民共和国进口食品境外生产企业注册管理规定, was issued on April 12, 2021 and will take effect