Huan Zhu
Australian Trade Minister Wants Trade Talks With China
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
China Issues Draft Regulations on Network Data Security
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
Xi-Biden Meeting Touches on Trade Issues But China-U.S. Trade Policies Remain Unchanged
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
U.S. Renews Concerns at WTO Over China's COVID-related Trade Measures
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
In APEC Speech, Xi Pledges a High Standard Market System
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
China’s Rules on Registering Overseas Food Manufacturers Prompt Concerns over Trade Disruption at WTO
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
China Issues Rules for Fruit Imports from Thailand and Laos
China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) recently issued notices to
update rules for fruit imports from Thailand and allow imported passion fruits
from Laos, if they meet the inspection and quarantine requirements.
On September 13, at the sideline of the 7th China-ASEAN Ministerial Conference
on Animal and Plant