Today, the foreign minsters of China and Japan held a phone call, during which both sides stressed their concerns about trade restrictions, while highlighting areas for cooperation.

In January, China's Ministry of Commerce completed expiry reviews of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on U.S. distiller's dried grains (DDGs), and made a determination to extend the duties for another five years.

Multiple media sources have reported that the Biden Administration has stopped issuing licenses for all exports of U.S. products to China's tech giant Huawei, extending an existing ban on sales to Huawei. This will be another blow to Huawei's business, and could further increase the

Earlier this month, China's customs agency announced that it started allowing seafood from the Union of Comoros (a small country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa). The move is unlikely to change the bilateral trade patterns in the short term, and may be more important as

In the second part of China Trade Monitor's interview with Scott Kennedy, he talked about how the Chinese leadership views the relationship with the United States and sees its non-market policies in the context of bilateral trade relations. Kennedy is senior adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business

Last week, the U.S. government sanctioned a Chinese company for providing assistance to the Russian military in the Ukraine war. The company later issued a statement denying any involvement.

This week, the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a debate on the following proposition: "China can work with the United States to provide cooperative global economic leadership to help the world economy function effectively." Two experts made arguments for and against the proposition.