The European Commission has concluded its first investigation under its International Procurement Instrument (IPI), finding "clear evidence of China limiting the access of EU medical devices producers to its government contracts in an unfair and discriminatory way."

China has recently updated its WTO consultations request with the U.S. over the export control regime for semiconductors, broadening the scope of the consultations to cover more recent measures that expand the regime.

In a new piece, former U.S. trade official Wendy Cutler has put forward a number of specific suggestions for how the incoming Trump administration might approach a new and updated trade negotiation with China.

Over the past two weeks, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * Trade barrier investigation on EU FSR investigations * Safeguard investigation on beef * Export control entity list and other sanctions listing * GACC SPS measures in December 2024 In the United States: * BIS annual report to review export enforcement in 2024

Yesterday, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office published a series of policy papers, one of which was entitled "Countering Non-Market Policies and Practices to Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience" and focused on Chinese practices, including economic coercion.

This week, the U.S. government announced new additions to a list of "Chinese Military Companies" and also added several Chinese companies to a Commerce Department "Entity List."

Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Export Enforcement division published its annual Year in Review, with highlights of Export Enforcement’s accomplishments over the past year, including a number of actions related to China.