We have previously written about an EU request under Article 63.3 of the TRIPS Agreement relating to "a number of recent [Chinese] judicial decisions and regulations relating to patents," noting that "in four court cases decisions were taken relating to application for and enforcement of injunctions

China's tariff agency recently extended its tariff exclusions on certain U.S. goods, as the term of the exclusions had been set to expire on April 16.

China's Customs released its March trade data this week, showing that while China's exports continued to grow but with a slower pace, its imports declined compared to last year. The slowdown of China trade can be attributed to both domestic and international factors. Looking forward, Chinese

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) recently issued the third batch of typical cases related to the development of the Belt and Road Initiative. According to the SPC, the issuance of typical cases will "give full play to the exemplary role of various typical cases of

A U.S. government body has issued a report on China's economic coercion against several U.S. companies in response to actions they took related to sourcing of products.

Last week, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission held a hearing on "Challenging China’s Trade Practices: Promoting Interests of U.S. Workers, Farmers, Producers, and Innovators."

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: * Chinese regulatory actions related to supply chains, anti-dumping duties, FTAs, and the use of algorithms; and a Chinese effort to cooperate more with Portuguese-speaking countries. * U.S. Treasury officials' comments on China issues; Congressional actions on anti-dumping and