Last Friday, China's Ministry of Commerce reached a preliminary ruling that imposes anti-dumping duties on pork and pig by-products from the European Union. The decision targets a significant European export with duties ranging up to 62.4%, underscoring the growing risk of tit-for-tat protectionism between China and the

After months of negotiations, the U.S. and EU reached a framework on a trade agreement last week. While the majority of the agreement touches upon tariff rate setting, market access, and purchase and investment commitments, it also includes language on supply chains, non-market policies, investment review, export controls and

Yesterday, China's Ministry of Commerce extended its anti-subsidy investigation on imports of certain European Union dairy products until early next year.

China's Ministry of Commerce today announced sanctions against two European Union banks, both headquartered in Lithuania. The move comes as direct retaliation after the EU sanctioned two Chinese financial institutions last month as part of its 18th package of sanctions against Russia.

Over the weekend, the U.S. and EU announced some details of a bilateral trade deal, although many points remain unclear.

A high-level summit between the European Union and China this week underscored persistent deep divisions over trade imbalances and market access, with some progress on export controls. While both sides expressed a desire for cooperation, the detailed exchanges revealed significant hurdles to easing economic friction.

Following up on an earlier inquiry, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced a new inquiry into TikTok's practices related to the transfer of European user data to China.