Simon Lester
EU Parliamentarians Report on China Trip
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.
Chinese Genetics Company Latest To Challenge Military Company Designation
Last week, another Chinese company filed a lawsuit in U.S. court challenging its designation by the Trump administration as a "Chinese military company."
EU Preliminarily Finds TikTok "For You" Feed Violates Digital Services Act
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."
China Notifies WTO of Fisheries Subsidies Implementation
Last week, China provided details on how it would be implementing its commitments under the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.
CTM Weekly Newsletter
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
EU Approves JD.Com Acquisition of CECONOMY under Foreign Subsidies Regulation
The European Commission has granted conditional approval to an acquisition by Chinese retailer JD.com, Inc. of German firm CECONOMY AG.
China Submits New WTO Reform Ideas, Addressing Level Playing Field Issues
In a new communication related to WTO Reform discussions, China has offered recommendations on the following topics: Subsidies and the level playing field; financing and the level playing field; and industrial policy coordination.