U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen just completed a trip to China, in which she tried to stabilize China-U.S. economic relations through meetings with Chinese government officials such as Premier Li, Vice Premier He, Finance Minister Liu, and People’s Bank of China Head Pan, as well as various

With the WTO's Appellate Body still not functioning due to U.S. blocking of appointments, the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) has emerged as an alternative mechanism for hearing appeals of WTO panel reports. In two ongoing WTO disputes involving complaints by the EU against China, China

At a WTO meeting that was held on Thursday and Friday, governments raised concerns with Chinese export restrictions on semiconductor input materials, and China raised issues of its own with U.S./Japanese/Dutch semiconductor export restrictions and the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Measure (CBAM).

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Export restrictions on gallium and germanium * Foreign Relations Law enters into force * Trade developments with Belgium and Africa In the U.S.: * Federal investment approval for Chinese-owned battery factory * Republican presidential candidates talk China trade In Europe: * EU anti-dumping duties

The European Parliament's Committee on International Trade recently released a draft opinion on the security and defense implications of China’s influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union.

Earlier this week, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of stainless steel refillable kegs originating in China.

The UK governmental body in charge of trade remedies has announced several "areas of research interest" that could have a significant impact on Chinese exporters.