China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that it was removing sanctions on U.S. communications company Viasat. This is the first time that China has publicly removed a company from its sanctions list.

Today, the Chinese Communist Party published an over 20,000-word document setting out a number of measures to be taken over the next five years, ranging from trade and economy to national security. Part of the national security focus is on its anti-sanctions and anti-"long-arm jurisdiction" mechanism.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against six military and defense companies and some executives last week, based on arms sales to Taiwan.

Last month, China announced a new regulation on rare earths, tightening control over the industry.

In June, China's General Administration of Customs followed through on recent agreements signed with countries including the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Poland, and published the following SPS rules as domestic measures.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against three entities affiliated with Lockheed Martin, and three of its executives, for arms sales to Taiwan.

Several high-profile state visits in May 2024 have led to a series of new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) documents published by China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) last month.