This past week, CTM covered the following issues.

As part of the summit between Presidents Xi and Trump, U.S. trade officials offered commentary on the talks with their Chinese counterparts.

Chinese customs data shows a modest rebound in rare earth exports in August following July's dip, though shipment volumes remained lower year-on-year amid continued export controls.

Chinese economic and market regulators are working to crack down on destructive, low-price competition, and "involutionary" market practices, as shown in recent regulatory and enforcement efforts.

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) recently released opinions on AI disputes, providing clarity on tort liability, intellectual property, personal data usage, consumer protection, and procedural rules in AI litigation.

China warned it will take "all necessary measures" to protect its firms after Washington enacted aggressive new secondary sanction legislation.

At the weekly MOFCOM press conference, there was discussion of mining industry associations and companies launching the industry’s first self-regulation initiative on sustainable development in overseas mineral resources cooperation, and a proposal for a trade and investment facilitation initiative at the BRICS summit.

A coalition of American business and agricultural groups is pressing the Trump administration to hold off on imposing fees on Chinese-built cargo ships, warning the fees would hike transportation costs that affect both importers and exporters.

As part of an annual review of China's compliance with its WTO obligations, various interest groups in the United States submitted comments that detail their specific concerns.

The European Commission published a report on trade defence instruments – anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, and safeguards – during 2025, including both Commission investigations against imports from other countries and the trade remedy actions of other governments against EU exports.