In a communication related to an upcoming General Council meeting, China has laid out its "Stability, Development and Reform" agenda for the WTO. The statement is clearly intended as a response to recent trade actions taken by the Trump administration, and could lead to a contentious discussion at

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * CTM review of EV tariffs affecting Chinese exports * Private Economy Promotion law * Anti-dumping duties on chemicals from India * New market access list * Upcoming China-U.S. trade meeting in Switzerland In the U.S.: * Congressional hearing discusses restrictions on investment in

During a U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing yesterday, at which Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was testifying, Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) raised the issue of legislation on Chinese outbound investment restrictions, and discussed with Bessent how Congress and the administration could work together on this.

In the first sign of a possible de-escalation of the current trade war, top Chinese and U.S. trade officials have announced they will meet in Switzerland in the coming days. Whether these initial talks can lead to a full-fledged negotiation to scale back tariffs and other trade restrictions remains

Last Friday, the European Commission imposed countervailing duties on imports of mobile access equipment (MAE) from China, following an earlier imposition of anti-dumping duties, and mirroring similar actions by the U.S. several years ago.

There were two new developments in the China - IPRs Enforcement (EU) dispute last week: (1) China filed its own appeal, and (2) the arbitrators in the appeal were announced.

On Friday, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced its final decision in an investigation into TikTok's practices related to personal data transfers, finding that TikTok violated EU law and imposing a fine of €530 million.