Chinese officials recently touted record-high trade with Africa last year and US$1.9 billion in new Chinese investment since last fall. With the 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo set to open next month, Beijing is continuing its strategic push for cooperation encompassing trade, industrial collaboration and emerging sectors.

In a recent preliminary determination, the U.S. Commerce Department has made a finding that transnational subsidies exist in a case involving a Chinese manufacturer that invested in Cambodia.

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD announced that it will expand its investment in Hungary, putting its European headquarters and an R&D base there.

At a meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body on Friday, a panel requested by China against Canadian import taxes was blocked, and a panel requested by Canada against Chinese tariffs was removed from the agenda. These moves constitute brief delays and both panels will still be established

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * China’s agricultural import data * Beijing's opposition and warning against new U.S. export control guidance * Anti-dumping rulings on plastics from U.S., EU, Japan and Taiwan In the U.S.: * Preliminary CVD determination on processed graphite from

Data from China's Customs shows China's agricultural imports from the United States have more than halved in recent months, a dramatic decline that follows escalating tariff disputes between the world's two largest economies.

Yesterday, the European Commission started an anti-dumping investigation on imports of tyres for passenger cars and light lorries from China.