As part of the transparency process under the WTO's SCM Agreement, China recently responded to questions from a number of governments on the subsidy programs it has notified.

At a European Parliament hearing yesterday, the European Commission's Chief Trade Enforcement Officer discussed two WTO complaints the EU has brought against China recently.

Chinese government agencies recently announced that they will raise the consumption tax for e-cigarettes, both domestic products and imports.

China's planning agency released a series of measures to support foreign investment in key sectors, including advanced manufacturing and modern services.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz seems to be sending friendly signals toward Beijing ahead of his state visit early next month, with the latest effort being help in crafting a compromise on a Chinese company's purchase of a minority stake in a container port in Hamburg.

At a European Parliament hearing today, there was a discussion of the European Commission's proposed regulation on forced labor, involving a representative of the Commission, several experts, and members of Parliament.

China's trade data for September shows that its overall trade continues to slow down, but with variations by trading partner. Its trade with the U.S. continued to drop, an indication of further decoupling, while its trade with other partners, such as ASEAN, Russia and South Africa, is