On November 20, China’s State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) issued decisions imposing fines on companies involved in 43 antitrust cases related to anti-competitive practices. Fined companies include major tech companies Alibaba, Baidu, JD, and Tencent. According to the SAMR announcement [http://www.samr.gov.cn/xw/zj/

During a public speech on November 20, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized peaceful coexistence with the United States and cooperation with ASEAN countries.  He also stated that no one should "force any third party to take sides in competition" or "start vicious competition such as decoupling

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

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

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

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