A Ukrainian international trade law scholar has called attention to a novel anti-dumping/international trade law issue involving Crimea's legal status under international law.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Trade Minister Don Farrell are visiting China, where they have met with Premier Li Qiang in Shanghai and President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

China's Ministry of Commerce announced last week that it would start an expiry review of anti-dumping duties applied to chemical compounds from the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand.

In a communication dated November 2, and circulated by the WTO today, a WTO panel estimated that it would issue its final report in an EU complaint against certain Chinese IP practices "not before the second half of 2024."

Speaking at the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which kicked off yesterday, Chinese leaders made commitments on opening up, international agreements, and data flows. While there has been some movement in these areas, more needs to be done to overcome the downward trend of its trade and investment.

Last week, two Republican U.S. Senators introduced a bill that targets China, Russia, and other countries whose manufacturing and natural resource processing involve relatively high carbon emissions.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Economic meetings with Gulf Cooperation Council countries * Free trade pilot zone in Xinjiang * MOFCOM comments on Xi-Biden Meeting, potential EU investigation, and foreign investment in China * Expiry review of hydriodic acid anti-dumping measures * New SPS requirements issued in October In