In an announcement [https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2021/11/commerce-lists-entities-involved-support-prc-military-quantum-computing] of a final rule published in the federal register [https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/11/26/2021-25808/addition-of-entities-and-revision-of-entries-on-the-entity-

The 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC 8) takes place on November 29 and 30. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Commerce Secretary Wang Wentao will attend the conference in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. A number of topics are likely to be discussed there,

Earlier this week, the European Commission announced [https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=2327] the publication of its first report on foreign direct investment screening since the new EU screening regulation came into force a year ago. The report offers a broad overview of the operation

China's eighth WTO Trade Policy Review took place on October 20 and 22. Previously, we reported [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/statements-by-governments-at-chinas-wto-trade-policy-review/] on a few governments' statements that had been made public. The WTO has now circulated the minutes of

There were two developments last week in the Canadian Senate related to imports of goods made with forced labor, with China specifically mentioned in both instances: (1) Amending existing law and (2) changing how the current law is implemented. First, Canadian Senator Leo Housakos of the opposition Conservative party introduced

On November 24, the USITC determined that the U.S. safeguard measure on solar products that is currently in effect is still necessary to protect the domestic industry after it expires on February 6, 2022. As we described in two [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/u-s-companies-ask-for-extension-

As we reported here [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/australian-senate-approves-bill-banning-imports-of-goods-forced-labor/] , in late August, the Australian Senate passed a bill [https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=s1307] – Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Forced Labour)