U.S. Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agriculture

At a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing today, several Senators and witnesses discussed the issue of Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland, noting that the data was clear that this type of investment was fairly limited at the moment (0.03% of all U.S. agricultural land), but nonetheless

Beijing Releases White Paper On Globalization

In a white paper released today, Beijing outlined its vision for globalization, criticizing "protectionism, the erection of fences and barriers, unilateral sanctions, and maximum-pressure tactics," as well as "de-sinicization in the name of derisking."

EU's Dombrovskis Travels to China, Talks about Concerns with Trade Imbalance

Just as the U.S. has been rethinking its economic relationship with China in recent years, Europeans have begun doing the same thing, to some extent in response to pressure from the U.S. As part of a recent trip to China, European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis gave

Ford Battery Investment Using CATL Technology To Be Paused

Yesterday, news reports indicated that Ford Motor Co. would temporarily halt construction of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant project in Michigan that would see Ford rely on technology from Chinese company CATL.

China-EU High-Level Dialogue Sets Momentum for Further Collaboration

At the 10th EU-China High-Level Trade and Economic Dialogue in Beijing, which was co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, the two sides discussed trade, supply chains, and financial services, and agreed to create working groups for some contentious
WTO

China Submits Position Paper to WTO on Japan's Discharge of Nuclear-Contaminated Water

Last week, China submitted a WTO communication entitled "Position Paper of China Regarding Japan's Discharge of Nuclear-Contaminated Water into the Ocean."

MOFCOM Officials Comment on Trade with EU and Australia, Investment, and Export Controls

During a press conference last week, China's Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong offered comments on the upcoming China-EU High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue, China's outbound investment, trade disputes with Australia, and the implementation of export controls on gallium and germanium.
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