China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that it has launched an anti-dumping investigation on polycarbonate (PC) imported from Taiwan.

At today's meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), China blocked the establishment of panels in two complaints brought against it by the EU, related to allegations about China's trade restrictions imposed on Lithuania and about restrictions on EU companies going to a

At the WTO SPS Committee meeting held on June 22-24, for which the meeting minutes were recently circulated, there were discussions of a number of SPS measures imposed by China or imposed by other Members against Chinese goods.

A Chinese regulatory agency recently finalized the new rules on data security in the industry and information technology sectors, which will come into force next year. The rules set forth requirements for data classification, data protection and cross-border data flows.

Last week, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and some legislators announced proposed legislation to restrict foreign purchases of agricultural land in South Dakota, with Chinese purchases as the main focus.

Three more U.S. states, as well as the U.S. Senate, have now taken action to ban the use of TikTok by government employees.

Last week, a U.S. regulator announced that it has secured access to the audit records of Chinese firms, averting an imminent delisting crisis for over two hundred Chinese companies.