Last week, the EU issued a decision that extends existing anti-dumping duties on silicon from China. As part of its reasoning in the case, the European Commission considered the role of the CCP in the management of the Chinese companies under investigation in the context of the normal value

China plans to take more steps to facilitate agricultural imports from African countries, said Chinese officials, including easing sanitary and phytosanitary measures. While some progress has been made already, obstacles still remain, including Chinese regulatory red tape and the productivity of African exporters.

China's Customs agency recently announced that it will start allowing imports of fresh pomegranate from Egypt.

At the meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade held on March 8-9, 2022, a number of WTO Members raised “specific trade concerns” (STCs) about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures of other Members.

U.S. export control officials added four emerging technologies to the control list through an interim final rule, the latest move that will create hurdles for the Chinese semiconductor industry.

Reports suggest that U.S.-Taiwan trade talks may move ahead soon with an announcement of new details, although the scope of such talks remains clouded with uncertainty.

In a further development related to the U.S.-China spat over auditing requirements for Chinese companies listed in the United States, five Chinese state-owned companies have decided to delist from the New York Stock Exchange.