In a determination issued late last night, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) set tariff rates in its Section 301 investigation of whether 60 economies prohibit imports made with forced labor. China and Hong Kong were hit with 12.5% tariffs, while Taiwan got 10%. USTR will

Today, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) published a request for comments on the proposed U.S.-China Board of Trade, which has been talked about for several months and was agreed upon by Presidents Trump and Xi during their recent meeting in China. These comments could

Last week, Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and China's Minister of Foreign Affairs, traveled to Canada to meet with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand.

Last week, the European Commission announced that it had opened an in-depth Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) investigation to assess the proposed acquisition by JD.com, Inc. of German firm CECONOMY AG.

Today, China's new rules governing the registration of foreign food manufacturers take effect, reflecting a regulatory overhaul that replaces a five-year-old framework with a dynamic, risk-based vetting system designed to streamline access for countries maintaining food safety cooperation with Beijing.

As part of a broader strategy related to developing critical mineral resources, the Australian government has forced several Chinese investors out of a rare earth mining project, and at the same time is pushing ahead with similar projects financed by Western-allied governments.

One year after Beijing implemented export control measures on some critical rare earth elements and derivative products, the global trade landscape reflects a complex dynamic of sharp disruption followed by rapid adaptation. While shipments initially plummeted following the April 2025 announcement, exports of rare earths and products rebounded robustly soon