Yesterday, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a virtual meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, during which Xi mentioned that China and the EU should deepen their partnership in several areas.

At a Brookings event today on "Taiwan’s role in global supply chains," John Deng, Minister without Portfolio of Taiwan's Executive Yuan, emphasized Taiwan's desire to be part of the Biden Administration's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.

Republican U.S. Senator Tom Cotton recently gave a speech at the Ronald Reagan library, in which his broad theme was promoting a way forward for the different factions within the Republican party. As part of this, he took an aggressive approach to U.S. trade policy relating to China.

The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has decided to divest from a Chinese company due to concerns about labor practices.

China's Customs recently announced that it will allow dairy imports from Mongolia to enter, as long as they meet the inspection and quarantine requirements. The announcement also specifies all the detailed requirements.

A WTO panel has been composed to hear Australia's complaint that Chinese anti-dumping measures on wine violated WTO rules.

Hong Kong recently announced [https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade/Hong-Kong-applies-to-join-RCEP-trade-agreement] that it had applied to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement, the 15 nation trade agreement in the Asian Pacific region. CTM talked with Professor Julien Chaisse [https://www.cityu.edu.