This past week, CTM covered the following issues.

China has lodged "serious concerns" against the new trade agreement between the United States and Malaysia during a recent meeting with Malaysian officials.

An updated version of the China-Russia investment treaty entered into force. The treaty, replacing the 2006 version, features 20 provisions designed to improve investment protection and add rules governing investment facilitation and investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).

China and Tonga signed a framework agreement committing to a deeper economic partnership, marking the latest progress in Beijing’s strategy to deepen ties with Pacific Island nations.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) recently extended the high-stakes beef safeguard investigation for a second time, a move underscoring the complexity of the case. It also initiated new expiry reviews on trade remedy measures targeting imports from the U.S. and trading partners.

Turning to the U.S., as part of a Section 301 investigation of China's compliance with the Phase One trade deal, stakeholders have made submissions detailing the ways they see China as being in violation of the deal.

In the latest filing in a lawsuit against its inclusion on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, Ninestar Corporation and eight of its Zhuhai-based subsidiaries have offered new details on the claims set out in their complaint.

A U.S. government-backed review concludes that China's flagship industrial policy, Made in China 2025 (MIC 2025) has produced mixed but overall transformative results.

In the EU, in a recently published official notice, the European Commission set out more details of its investigation into a public procurement procedure in Lisbon that involves allegations of Chinese subsidies to one of the subcontractor companies in the bid.

A new survey report from the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China highlighted the negative impact of China's export controls on European business, leading to some efforts to shift away from China-centric supply chains and find alternative sources.

And at the WTO, after previously suspending the dispute, the EU has now formally terminated its WTO complaint against China relating to restrictions on trade with Lithuania.