How Will the New Australian Government Approach Trade Relations with China?
Australia-China relations have deteriorated in recent years, with several formal
trade complaints being heard at the WTO, and other disputes taking place in a
more informal way. In addition, disagreements and heated rhetoric between the
two governments on non-trade issues have spilled over into the economic sphere.
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China Signs Some Cooperation Documents with Pacific Island Countries
During his recent visit to Pacific Island countries in May, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized that China is willing to cooperate with these countries in many areas, including trade, and signed some cooperation documents on the economy, the Belt and Road Initiative, and tariffs with a few of these
EU and Taiwan Hold Trade and Investment Dialogue
The annual EU-Taiwan Trade and Investment Dialogue (TID) took place today, with discussions of "economic, trade and investment challenges and trends currently affecting the global economy."
U.S. and Taiwan Announce "U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade"
The United States and Taiwan announced today that they would launch a new initiative on bilateral trade issues. In the absence of a free trade agreement, which does not appear likely any time soon, this could end up being the most significant formal bilateral trade-related negotiation between the two
China Allows More Aquatic Products from Cambodia
China's Customs recently announced new rules under which imports of aquatic products from Cambodia, including catfish, are allowed.
Philippines Files Protest against Chinese Fishing Ban
A long-standing China-Philippines dispute over fishing in disputed waters has flared up again, with the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) filing an official protest against a Chinese fishing ban.
Senator Rubio Says DFC Should Focus on Countering China's BRI
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter yesterday to the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), criticizing the DFC for focusing on progressive goals and ignoring its mission of "counter[ing] the Chinese Communist Party’s Belt and Road Initiative.