On January 16, China and Canada announced a Preliminary Joint Arrangement on Addressing Bilateral Economic and Trade Issues following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China. The agreement aims to “settle long-standing trade issues” and “establish a track for major new investments benefitting Canadian workers and businesses.” To

A UK Parliament committee published a report today in which it called on the UK Government to address a number of issues related to economic relations with China, raising concerns about the impact of Chinese imports on UK industry, security issues with connected technologies, and imports made with forced labour.

An upgraded free trade agreement between China and Peru took effect today, aiming to strengthen commercial ties between the two nations as bilateral trade hits record highs.

A new unfair import complaint filed under Section 337 of the Trade Act of 1930 tries to expand that procedure to cover concerns about forced labor. If the complaint is successful, it could lead to a new avenue for trade complaints against a wide range of Chinese imports.

On Friday, the European Commission published its official notice relating to the initiation of a safeguards investigation on imports of hybrid vehicles.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published a new set of rules that establish a more comprehensive framework for monitoring outbound investments and responding to discriminatory restrictions imposed by foreign entities. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) unveiled