China's Embassy in Canada pushed back against recent criticism of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), as well as a Canadian official's comments on "de-risk[ing]" and "authoritarian regimes."

Members of Congress continue to push back against the current de minimis rules that allow products sold for US$800 or less to avoid duties and certain customs requirements.

A report from Politico today indicated that some actors within the EU were pushing for an anti-dumping/countervailing case against imports of Chinese electric vehicles.

At today's press conference, an official from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) vowed more China-Arab collaboration. This came after the conclusion of the Arab-China business conference, at which over 20 agreements and deals were signed.

After a Canadian citizen abruptly resigned from his position at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Canadian government is investigating his allegations and reconsidering its involvement with the bank.

The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security sanctioned 31 Chinese entities, as well as some entities in a number of third countries on the basis of their ties to the Chinese military, putting these companies under tighter export control rules.

Earlier this week, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced that he would be "leading a major trade delegation to China at the end of this month, with stops in Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai," the first such trip since 2016.