About a month after the Department of Commerce determined that Chinese gas powered pressure washers are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and subsidized by the Government of China, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determined last week that the U.S. gas powered

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Graphite exports * Top official meeting with Japanese business group * Expiry review of anti-dumping measures on chemicals * OPPO and Nokia patent license settlement In the U.S.: * Update on "unverified list" * Government auditor report on government purchase of

The WTO panel hearing the EU complaint against Chinese restrictions on trade with Lithuania has been suspended.

A government oversight body has found that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) purchased Chinese-manufactured videoconference cameras that were not compliant with U.S. law.

Today Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with a Japanese business delegation that visited Beijing, the first visit of this kind since 2019. In the backdrop, bilateral trade has chilled in recent years, but both governments have agreed to work together on a few issues that may help mitigate disagreements and

As the UK finalizes its membership in the CPTPP, Parliament has been debating whether to impose extra scrutiny over China's accession to the agreement.

After a recent Chinese court ruling that sets a global license rate for 4G and 5G phones, Chinese phone maker OPPO and Finnish electronics company Nokia signed a global patent cross-licensing agreement, ending years-long legal disputes over patents for 4G and 5G technologies.