At a WTO SPS Committee meeting in November, for which the meeting minutes were just circulated, WTO Members discussed a number of SPS measures imposed by China.

French Trade Minister Franck Riester testified today before the European Parliament's International Trade Committee on the priorities of the French Presidency of the EU Council in the area of international trade policy, and in that context a number of issues related to China trade were raised.

Canada and Taiwan have announced that they are exploring the possibility of a foreign investment agreement, which would liberalize restrictions on cross-border investment between the two and provide legal protections for existing investments.

The tensions between Lithuania/the European Union and China over Taiwan's new office in Vilnius are continuing, with some efforts by certain actors that may be intended to tone things down. At the same time, officials in the United States and Taiwan have both made public comments on

In October, we reported that at the October 7-8 General Council meeting, the United States put forward a "Room Document" (RD/GC/16) in support of the appointment of Ms Liang-Rong Lin of Taiwan -- or the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei)

The U.S. Commerce Department issued a press release [https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2021/12/secretary-commerce-gina-m-raimondo-holds-introductory-call-taiwan] of an introductory call between Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Taiwan Minister of Economic Affairs Mei-hua Wang, announcing that they "intend to cooperate through a new Technology Trade and Investment

On November 23, the United States and Taiwan met for the second annual U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD). The two sides discussed supply chain issues in multiple sectors, including semiconductors, health products, and electric vehicles. The U.S. side was led by Under Secretary for Economic Growth,