Last week, the Delegation of the European Union to China hosted a conference in Beijing, titled "Encouraging Balance, Upholding Commitments, Embracing Responsibilities," "to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the EU and China."

In a recent development, the U.S. Department of Commerce rescinded the Biden-era AI Diffusion Rule, and announced new guidance to tighten chip-related export controls related to China.

While the Chinese government and the Trump administration have recently tried to cool down trade tensions, tariffs on U.S. agricultural products are still in effect, and Beijing's efforts to secure alternative sources continue.

As part of the trade war truce between the U.S. and China, Beijing has announced a temporary suspension of key retaliatory measures targeting American companies.

Despite a recent easing of some trade tensions with the United States, China is signaling a firm stance on existing export control measures, particularly those targeting strategic minerals. Recent government statements and actions indicate a heightened effort to enforce these controls, crack down on circumvention, and potentially pressure other trading

As one positive element emerging from last weekend's bilateral talks, China has agreed to suspend or remove some non-tariff retaliatory measures, although the specific measures that are covered have not been identified yet. Meanwhile, a number of tariff and non-tariff measures, including export control and sanctions measures, will

Surprising many people who were skeptical that the tariffs could come down so much in such a short time, China and the U.S. have reached an agreement to suspend most of the tariffs and other trade restrictions in effect between them arising from Trump's "reciprocal tariffs&