China is accelerating its efforts to negotiate long-term trade agreements across Africa, signing new framework and tariff agreements with Cabo Verde and Seychelles.

A report by a Canadian researcher shows a significant uptick in Canadian goods exports to China at the start of 2026, along with a narrowing of the trade balance.

Last month, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency body that reviews certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States to determine the effect on national security, released its annual report to Congress for 2025.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has strongly condemned recent comments by a senior U.S. intelligence official who identified Chinese technology companies as legitimate targets for American espionage, calling the stance a blunt display of "hegemony" and threatening countermeasures under its laws.

China recently submitted a notification to the WTO of its state trading enterprises, covering the years 2024-2025.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China's Ministry of Commerce announced that it will impose preliminary antidumping measures on Japanese imports of a key chemical used in semiconductor manufacturing, after finding evidence of dumping that harmed domestic industry. Chinese regulators issued new competition and compliance guidelines

The Canadian agency investigating whether imports of frozen and canned vegetables have injured the domestic industry has issued its determinations and recommendations, paving the way for a final government decision on import restrictions.