In response to a court order, the U.S. Department of Defense removed biotech company WuXi AppTech from a list of "Chinese military companies."

After receiving comments on its proposed further suspension of the Section 301 remedy in the investigation on China's practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is moving forward with a two month additional suspension.

In late October, a group of Members of EU Parliament travelled to Beijing and Shanghai to meet with Chinese economic officials. At a recent International Trade Committee meeting, they presented their perspectives on the trip.

Last week, another Chinese company filed a lawsuit in U.S. court challenging its designation by the Trump administration as a "Chinese military company."

Last week, the European Commission announced that it had "preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) for the so-called ‘rabbit hole effect' of its recommender system."

Last week, China provided details on how it would be implementing its commitments under the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. At the APEC ministerial meeting, Chinese officials called on Asia-Pacific economies to defend free trade, strengthen digital innovation, and counter rising risks of global economic fragmentation. China's new regulations on protecting integrated circuit (IC) layout designs marks the first