China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) reported a 66% rise in its international workload over the last five years, a dramatic increase in the judiciary's international workload over the 14th Five-Year Plan period. In its annual work report, it emphasized a "dual-track" strategy:

After China's parliamentary session this month, Beijing released the Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for National Economic and Social Development, signaling a fundamental shift in its global economic engagement. The new blueprint prioritizes "voluntary" and "unilateral" opening on China’s own terms,

Beijing signaled last week that it would not let previously announced sanctions stand in the way of a possible visit by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a fresh sign of pragmatic diplomacy as Washington and Beijing try to stabilize ties.

The European Union on Monday sanctioned two Chinese tech firms for cyberattacks that allegedly hacked tens of thousands of devices and critical infrastructure.

Yesterday, China's Ministry of Commerce sanctioned 40 Japanese firms across the aerospace, defense, and heavy industrial sectors under its export control laws, enforcing stricter licensing requirements or outright bans.

Last month, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed significant amendments to China’s Foreign Trade Law, set to enter into force on March 1, 2026. This revision, the first major overhaul since 2004, signals a shift toward active legal deterrence and expands China’s legal

In late December, China imposed sanctions on twenty U.S. defense companies and ten executives in retaliation for a new approval by the U.S. government of arms sales to Taiwan.