This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China’s new Provisions on the Protection of Trade Secrets, effective this month, mark a major overhaul of the administrative trade secret regime, by expanding protections to include algorithms, source code, and "failed" experimental data, and asserting new extraterritorial powers.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China has overhauled its outbound investment regime to enhance national security oversight and arm itself with stronger retaliatory legal tools. The update also creates an explicit legal nexus between cross-border investments and existing data, export control, and technology transfer rules. The

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. Following a high-stakes summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin. The back-to-back summits underscore China's delicate balancing act. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) revised its control

This past week, CTM covered in detail the outcomes of President Trump's visit to China: * CTM offered some reflections on the trip here. * China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) detailed its view of a five-point consensus reached during the visit, and later provided additional details regarding

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. To assist policymakers, industry leaders, and researchers in navigating the terrain of China-U.S. relations, China Trade Monitor is launching its U.S.-China Trade Friction Timeline.  During this week's Xi-Trump meeting, China and the U.S. signaled

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued a blocking order against U.S. penalties that had been imposed on some Chinese companies for violating U.S. sanctions related to trading in Iranian oil. This action marks the first invocation of China'

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) blocked Meta's acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus. China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) placed seven EU entities on its export control entity list for alleged arms sales to Taiwan. The move