Last week, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a £12,700,000 fine on TikTok for "a number of breaches of data protection law, including failing to use children’s personal data lawfully."

At a meeting of the WTO's Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures in October, there was continued disagreement about the possible appointment of a Chinese citizen to the SCM Committee's Permanent Group of Experts; China raised issues related to the U.S. CHIPS Act and Inflation

The WTO has posted the written and additional written questions by WTO Members and replies provided by the United States during the U.S. trade policy review carried out last December, with China asking extensive questions of the United States as part of this process.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Meetings with Japanese, Malaysian, and Singaporean officials * New anti-dumping expiry review on paper products * Court ruling on Tesla fraud case * Shanghai trade and investment measures In the U.S.: * USTR report on foreign trade barriers * Think tank report on

At a press conference today in conjunction with her meetings with Chinese leaders, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen commented on a number of general aspects of China-EU economic relations, such as imbalances in trade and the EU's new "de-risking" approach, as well

In an opinion issued yesterday, a U.S. district court judge rejected a claim by three people of Chinese origin living in the United States that their assets had been expropriated by the Chinese government, and also rejected claims of crimes such as torture and false imprisonment. The plaintiffs and

Last week, two Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on ocean shipping, targeting certain Chinese products and entities.