This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * China’s agricultural import data * Beijing's opposition and warning against new U.S. export control guidance * Anti-dumping rulings on plastics from U.S., EU, Japan and Taiwan In the U.S.: * Preliminary CVD determination on processed graphite from

Yesterday, the European Commission started an anti-dumping investigation on imports of tyres for passenger cars and light lorries from China.

In a decision issued earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Commerce made a preliminary determination in a countervailing duty (CVD) case involving imports of processed graphite from China, an input used in battery production.

Following up on an April 8 Congressional hearing on the U.S. trade policy agenda, several U.S. Senators have asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer some specific questions about trade policies relating to China, including responses to China's Made in 2025 program, potential costs to U.

In a WTO complaint brought by Canada, China has contested Canada's declaration of the complaint as an "urgent" one meriting shorter timeframes.

Last week, the Delegation of the European Union to China hosted a conference in Beijing, titled "Encouraging Balance, Upholding Commitments, Embracing Responsibilities," "to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the EU and China."

In a U.S. court case related to an import ban on solar products based on concerns about forced labor, the U.S. government has requested and received a remand to reconsider its original determination.