China has responded to a new set of Canadian restrictions on Chinese steel by filing a WTO complaint against the Canadian measures.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * U.S.-China trade deal * Questions on security of Nvidia’s H20 chips * MOFCOM preliminary antidumping duties on Canadian canola seeds * Extension of beef safeguard investigation * Sanctions against EU banks * China’s rare earth export data  In the U.S.

China's rare earth export controls, implemented in April, caused an initial dip in its exports, but a recent analysis of monthly data indicates a partial rebound in June. This uptick follows trade talks between the U.S. and China, where the controls were a central point of discussion.

Last week, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency body that reviews certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States to determine the effect on national security, released its annual report to Congress for 2024.

China's Ministry of Commerce today announced sanctions against two European Union banks, both headquartered in Lithuania. The move comes as direct retaliation after the EU sanctioned two Chinese financial institutions last month as part of its 18th package of sanctions against Russia.

In an interview yesterday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on several key U.S.- China trade issues: rebalancing of the Chinese economy, a possible Xi-Trump meeting, rare earth export controls, fentanyl tariffs, and the idea of Chinese investment in the U.S. as a way to

On August 6, China's Ministry of Commerce extended its safeguard investigation into beef imports, a move that comes as the government faces a large volume of submissions and complex issues in the case.