Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to China has led to the announcement of resolutions to several high-profile trade disputes between the two countries.

Last week, China's Ministry of Finance announced a plan to adjust value-added tax (VAT) export rebate policies applying to solar and battery products, a move that could cool the price wars and ease trade tensions.

The European Commission announced today that it was issuing a Guidance Document "on the submission of price undertaking offers in the context of the anti-subsidy duties in place on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China." This provides a framework for individual companies to negotiate price undertakings which allow

China's Ministry of Commerce welcomed the EU's move to negotiate price undertakings with Chinese companies to replace anti-subsidy duties on EVs. Separately, the Ministry stressed that the diplomatic deadlock over the semiconductor firm Nexperia remains a concern, urging the Dutch government to take "constructive measures&

Last week, China filed its first ever WTO complaint against India, targeting subsidies in the battery and auto sectors.

A WTO panel has been composed to hear China's complaint regarding EU countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles.

This week, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and a number of other agencies published new rules on export license requirements for electric vehicles (EVs), marking the latest effort to regulate its booming auto exports, and perhaps also to avoid trade tensions.