Mounting political tensions between Beijing and Tokyo over Taiwan are rapidly spilling into the economic sphere, with China initiating a travel advisory and postponing the release of Japanese films.

Earlier this month, China and Georgia formally concluded negotiations to upgrade their Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a milestone in enhancing their bilateral economic and trade relations.

Recent interviews and statements regarding the conflict over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia (Netherlands) have exposed the divergent strategic priorities of the Netherlands and China, as part of the broader geopolitical split between China and the West. While the Netherlands' decision to invoke a Cold War-era law is driven by fears

Last week, the U.S. updated its critical mineral list. This piece describes these recent updates, comparing the critical and strategic minerals identified by the United States and China, and indicating which materials are currently subject to China's export control regime. Several years ago, the U.S. Department

China published its first dedicated policy framework for promoting green trade, aiming to align trade growth with the country’s carbon neutrality goals and strengthen its international influence on low-carbon standards.

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced a one-year suspension of its controversial "Affiliates Rule," which automatically subjected any entity at least 50% owned by a blacklisted company to the same export restrictions. Simultaneously, the agency removed one Chinese firm and

As another follow-up on China's implementation of the recent agreement with the United States, China suspended port fees on American-owned/operated vessels and lifted sanctions against five U.S. subsidiaries of the Korean shipbuilder Hanwha. Simultaneously, Beijing announced a major new regulatory move, placing 13 additional fentanyl precursor