Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce announced that it will start an expiry review on anti-dumping measures against optical fiber preform (or fiber preform) from the United States and Japan.

In recent years, U.S. government officials have frequently raised concerns about supply chains, with either explicit or implicit worry about intermediate goods or finished products from China as a key element. In a communication to the WTO last week, China has now offered some thoughts of its own on

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's trip to China * Scrutiny over Japanese food imports * June trade data; e-commerce data * Expiry reviews on chemical anti-dumping measures; extension of review of Australian barley duties Around the world: * U.S. government hearing on

During U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit to China last week, Chinese officials reiterated concerns about "U.S. economic sanctions and suppression," and asked the U.S. to take actions in response.

As the EU seeks to work out a way forward in its economic relations with China, dealing with related security and rights issues as well, its key member states are also having internal discussions on these issues. Germany is the largest economy in the EU and its position on these

This builds on an existing ban on Japanese food since 2011.

China's customs agency released trade data for June today, showing that trade in both directions is falling compared to last year, with imports outperforming exports.