The report identifies China as "the top priority country," and discusses progress, concerns and areas for improvement and action, and EU action on IP rights in China.

Last week, the European Commission announced that it had adopted two Regulations "which together renew, adjust and extend the scope of the existing measures on imports of high tenacity yarn of polyester (HTYP) from China."

Last week, the European Commission announced that it was renewing its anti-dumping measures on imports of stainless steel tube and pipe butt-welding fittings ("SSTPF") from China and Taiwan for another five years.

As part of a visit to the U.S. where he was meeting with his USTR counterparts, European Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis spoke at a think tank event, where he offered remarks about various aspects of EU thinking on China trade issues. Dombrovskis emphasized the importance of not being dependent

In advance of a visit to China next week, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen gave a speech today that outlines the latest EU thinking on foreign policy and economic policy relating to China. There were elements of the speech that seemed to push a more aggressive approach towards

Today, the European Parliament, the EU Council, and the European Commission announced a "breakthrough" on the main outstanding issues in the legislative process of the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), bringing the measure closer to entry into force. Various Chinese government actions could be targeted by this measure.

Social media platform TikTok is facing major new regulatory hurdles this week, as the European Union, Canada and the United States announced bans of TikTok on official devices.