A spokesperson from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) criticized EU practices in the countervailing investigation on electric vehicles (EVs) from China. The spokesperson also talked about the status of Micron in China and China's outbound investment over the first ten months.

In a speech last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed China's "economic posture" as well as its "diplomatic and military posture." We provide highlights below of her remarks on the economic issues.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. At the international level: * Economic aspects of Xi-Biden meeting * China-Japan ministers meeting * China's WTO submission on border carbon adjustments * WTO SPS meeting In China: * Data provider Qichacha passed a security review to launch international platforms * Shanghai's new pilot

At a meeting of the WTO's Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures on Wednesday, China raised a long-standing issue regarding Indian restrictions on imports of Chinese apples, pears and marigold seeds.

The Xi-Biden meeting this week in San Francisco was an important step in stabilizing bilateral relations, which have deteriorated since last year. Big announcements were made on military engagement and fentanyl production. Some trade and investment issues were also brought up at the meeting, although it is unlikely that the

Earlier this week, trade ministers of China and Japan met on the sideline of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in San Francisco, when they agreed on a dialogue mechanism for export controls and a working group to improve business environment. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said that

Amidst strong Congressional pressure, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) has revised some benchmark indexes so as to prevent investment in stocks listed in China and Hong Kong.