Earlier this month, a U.S. Commerce Department official spoke at a conference and briefly explained the role of new export control rules to be applied to advanced technology for sale to China.

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In November, China issued regulatory requirements that will allow imports of cherries from Pakistan and wheat flour from Belarus, in addition to other food products from these countries.

Recent months have seen announcements from Chinese battery and electric vehicle company BYD Co Ltd about new investments in both Brazil and Thailand.

Yesterday, three Chinese government agencies outlined 17 measures for different sectors and regions to "revive" the industrial sector of the economy, including the use of government funds to expand investment, and policies to stabilize foreign investment and exports. This came at a time when China faces economic pressures

A new think tank paper looks at how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been actively shaping Chinese foreign investment in Portugal through influence over nominally private financial companies, and forcing these companies to be more closely aligned with CCP goals.

A new economic study of circumvention of trade remedies shows that China is a leading target of anti-circumvention measures, with countries from the ASEAN region being the preferred location for third party assembly operations or transhipment that constitute the alleged circumvention.