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.

In the coming months, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will be required to review the Section 301 tariffs the United States is currently imposing on China.

Between March 4 and March 11, China’s 2022 Two Sessions, annual meetings of lawmakers and political consultants, are taking place. At the beginning of the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 5, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Government Work Report, which highlighted