In a legal text released today for a trade agreement between the U.S. and El Salvador, the Trump administration has continued its push for trading partners to sign on to provisions that target trade with China, on the basis of rights-based, economic, and security concerns.

In a recent decision, an investment tribunal found for China in a complaint brought by a German spice and food company alleging violations of the China-Germany bilateral investment treaty (BIT) based on actions of a local government.

The recent trade deal negotiated by Canada and China, which resolved several areas of trade conflict between the two countries, has led to escalating rhetoric between the Trump administration and the Canadian political leadership.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. During a visit to China by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada and China were able to work through some of their trade conflicts and reach an apparent truce.  Speaking at the World Economic Forum this week, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng

At the meeting of the WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures on October 28, 2025, for which the minutes were recently circulated, the U.S. pressed China on more details of subsidies provided as part of its "First Set Technology Equipment Programme."

In a recent anti-dumping determination, the European Commission has, for the first time, invoked the concept of "economic security" as part of its reasoning in a case.

Brazil is the latest WTO Member to request consultations under the Safeguards Agreement related to China's beef safeguards measures, following earlier requests from Australia and the U.S.