China and Singapore signed the protocol to upgrade the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (CSFTA), wrapping up a three-year negotiation after seven rounds of talks. It adopts a negative list approach, removes foreign equity caps for 22 services sectors in China, and prohibits local content and tech transfer requirements in the

Amidst strong Congressional pressure, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) has revised some benchmark indexes so as to prevent investment in stocks listed in China and Hong Kong.

At the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE), German companies have had a strong presence and reportedly signed deals with Chinese partners on energy, construction, and manufacturing. Germany's continued engagement in the market is crucial to China, as it plays a pivotal role in China-EU relations.

Speaking at the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which kicked off yesterday, Chinese leaders made commitments on opening up, international agreements, and data flows. While there has been some movement in these areas, more needs to be done to overcome the downward trend of its trade and investment.

At a press conference today, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), Shu Jueting, urged the EU to use trade remedy measures in a "reasonable and prudent" way and the U.S. to "lift investment restrictions on China."

Two key members of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen with recommendations for the implementation of the Biden Administration's August Executive Order on outbound American investment.

At a Washington International Trade Association event last week on "Trade and National Security: China and Outbound Investment in the Crosshairs," Clete Willems, the Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economics and Deputy NEC Director during the Trump administration, provided a useful overview of the current discussion