The Canadian government announced yesterday that it had ordered the divestiture of investments by three Chinese companies in Canadian critical mineral companies operating in both Canada and in South America.

In a recent preliminary ruling, China's Ministry of Commerce decided to impose anti-dumping duties of up to 81.2% on phthalocyanine from India.

During a visit by Pakistan's prime minister to Beijing, Chinese leaders reaffirmed commitments to work with Pakistan on port and railway building, trade expansion, and financial stability.

A Republican Congressman who is active on China trade and tech issues is pushing the Biden administration on its implementation of the newly announced rules on export controls for semiconductors and supercomputers.

As part of its review of the Section 301 tariffs, USTR has posted in advance some of the questions that interested parties will be able to respond to as the future of these tariffs is considered.

China's customs agency recently published the regulatory guidelines for aquatic imports from Nicaragua, the most recent move by China to bolster bilateral trade after the two countries reestablished diplomatic relations last December.

The EU recently issued decisions that extend existing anti-dumping duties on aspartame from China and on certain cold-rolled flat steel products from China (and Russia as well). As part of its reasoning in these cases, the European Commission considered the role of the CCP in the management of the Chinese