The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a federal indictment against the Chinese company Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd based on an allegation of "conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets."

Yesterday, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Commerce Department announced the addition of 33 Chinese companies to its "Unverified List, which makes it more difficult for U.S. companies to sell to them.

China recently joined two key World Intellectual Property Organization' treaties, a move WIPO Director General Daren Tang called "an important development for the global IP ecosystem." After years of preparation, China has adopted changes in its domestic law system to bring it more in line with international

On the sidelines of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over the weekend, China and Ecuador signed a memorandum on the official launch of the negotiations of a China-Ecuador free trade agreement, and also discussed debt renegotiations.

According to the Chinese government, China and Russia recently signed 15 documents on various economic issues, including on green energy development and natural gas/oil, during Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to China.

A report from an independent reporting initiative in Geneva indicates that as the United States and others work on a possible TRIPS Waiver, they may try to exclude China from benefitting.

Based on recent determinations by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, the United States will soon impose new anti-dumping/countervailing duties on imports from China of a refrigerant chemical called R-125.