Last week, China and the U.S. announced that they had reached an agreement resulting in the temporary suspension of specific tariffs and non-tariff measures. This piece focuses on the relief from the Chinese side, which remains conditional and subject to further regulatory action.

A corporate dispute involving Dutch chip company Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary has escalated, even as the U.S. and China agreed to suspend the export control rule widely speculated to have spurred friction that also involved Nexperia's Chinese parent company.

In a fact sheet published yesterday, the Trump administration offered its perspective on what had been agreed to with China as part of recent talks.

On Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in South Korea. Several trade issues were discussed, although nothing has been resolved yet.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. Last weekend, Chinese and U.S. trade officials concluded their fifth round of high-level negotiations since the start of the year, saying that they had successfully delivered a framework agreement. Then on Thursday, trade officials from China and the U.S. met

Trade officials from China and the United States met in South Korea, where bilateral trade talks led to the announcement today of a temporary truce in the protracted trade conflict. The agreement involves a suspension of some tariffs, export restrictions, and the collection of port fees; a Chinese commitment to

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a policy change under which a company's status as being Chinese state-sponsored will be considered as part of the patent litigation process.