Huan Zhu
China's Rare Earth Export Controls: May 2026 Trade Update
Trade data shows that China's exports of rare earths and rare earth products have softened in a relatively narrow band in recent months, showing that Beijing's controls continue to reshape trade flows without fully choking off global supply.
China and Netherlands Move to Ease Tensions with Joint Economic Talks
Top Chinese and Dutch trade officials met in Beijing on Tuesday to ease escalating technology tensions and signal progress toward resolving ongoing semiconductor and investment frictions.
Alibaba to Pay $600 Million over U.S. Illicit Drug Sales Charges
Last week, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and its U.S. payment processor agreed to pay $600 million to settle U.S. government allegations that they let merchants use their platforms to smuggle illegal pharmaceuticals and pill presses into the United States.
China Drafts Digital Trade Law Overhaul With New Retaliation Tools
China's market regulators have unveiled a draft overhaul of the E-Commerce Law, creating new legal mechanisms to retaliate against foreign governments and penalize overseas companies that harm Chinese commercial interests.
MOFCOM Details Flurry of New Trade Frameworks with EU, UK, and US
Following a burst of high-level diplomacy, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) offered comments on the new bilateral trade consultation mechanisms with the EU and Germany, an export-boosting campaign in the UK, and advancing two-way agricultural trade targets with the U.S.
China Slaps 73.5% Provisional Anti-Dumping Duties on Canadian Pea Starch
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced Wednesday that it will impose a 73.5% provisional anti-dumping rate on pea starch imports from Canada.
China Hits Another 40 Japanese Firms with Export Curbs
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced new export controls on Monday, blacklisting 40 Japanese defense, aerospace, and technology entities, escalating a diplomatic and economic confrontation over Tokyo's recent military and defense policy shifts.