China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao began a visit to Europe last weekend, focusing on the electric vehicle (EV) industry. During recent meetings, he told Chinese auto makers that his government still supports them in protecting their rights and interests, and encouraged more collaboration between the Chinese companies

Over the past few days, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been in China, and during her trip she has raised a number of trade issues with her Chinese counterparts, with a focus on overcapacity and its impact on foreign markets.

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office has released summaries of its negotiating proposals for the second stage of the U.S.-Taiwan 21st Century Trade Initiative Negotiations.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Public procurement phase out of foreign products and software * January-February data on services trade * China’s expiry review of trade remedy measures on paper products * SPS announcements In the U.S.: * USTR report on foreign trade barriers * Proposed legislation

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled this week that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) acted properly when it banned video equipment from Chinese companies Hikvision and Dahua from being sold in the U.S.

Last month, China's Ministry of Commerce extended the anti-dumping measures against photographic paper and paper board from the EU, U.S. and Japan for another five years.

Over the first two months of 2024, China's services trade grew 22.8%, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), and its intellectual property (IP) exports grew over 80%.