Last week, the U.S. and Taiwan published the details of a bilateral trade agreement they had completed, negotiated in the shadow of the "reciprocal" tariffs imposed on Taiwan and other countries by the Trump administration. The resulting agreement lowers these tariffs for Taiwanese imports to 15% from

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. South Africa became the latest African country to formalize a landmark Framework Agreement with China, securing zero-tariff treatment for all its exports as Beijing expands its trade network across the African continent. China's Ministry of Commerce announced the final ruling

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court to enforce a divestment order issued by President Trump pursuant to a CFIUS finding that a foreign investment by a Chinese company endangers national security.

After a little more than a year, the EU is moving forward with a complaint against China on royalty rates for standard essential patents, with a request for the establishment of a panel filed with the WTO today.

Yesterday, the European Commission announced that it had agreed to an undertaking with Chinese EV maker Volkswagen (Anhui) Automotive Company Ltd., involving promises on import pricing and volume, as well as a commitment to invest in more production in the EU.

As many other companies have been doing in recent months, Chinese automaker BYD filed a lawsuit in late January against the U.S. government, challenging President Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs, and requesting a refund of all tariffs paid since

Last week, a U.S. appeals court heard arguments in drone-maker DJI's appeal against a lower court ruling that found a U.S. Department of Defense designation of DJI as a "Chinese Military Company" to be permissible under a U.S. statute.