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Beijing Voices Concerns over U.S.-Malaysia Trade Pact's Anti-China Elements
Beijing Voices Concerns over U.S.-Malaysia Trade Pact's Anti-China Elements
China has lodged "serious concerns" against the new trade agreement between the United States and Malaysia during a recent meeting with Malaysian officials. ...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Beijing Voices Concerns over U.S.-Malaysia Trade Pact's Anti-China Elements
Commission Notice Provides More Details on Lisbon Metro FSR Investigation
Commission Notice Provides More Details on Lisbon Metro FSR Investigation
In a recently published official notice, the European Commission has set out more details of its investigation into a public procurement procedure in Lisbon that involves allegations of Chinese subsidies to one of the subcontractor companies in the bid. ...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Commission Notice Provides More Details on Lisbon Metro FSR Investigation
EU Terminates WTO Dispute on China's Restrictions on Trade with Lithuania
EU Terminates WTO Dispute on China's Restrictions on Trade with Lithuania
After previously suspending the dispute, the EU has now formally terminated its WTO complaint against China relating to restrictions on trade with Lithuania. ...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
EU Terminates WTO Dispute on China's Restrictions on Trade with Lithuania
China Secures Enhanced Economic Partnership with Tonga Amid South Pacific Diplomatic Push
China Secures Enhanced Economic Partnership with Tonga Amid South Pacific Diplomatic Push
Last week, China and Tonga signed a framework agreement committing to a deeper economic partnership, marking the latest progress in Beijing’s strategy to deepen ties with Pacific Island nations. ...
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November 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
China Secures Enhanced Economic Partnership with Tonga Amid South Pacific Diplomatic Push
Chinese Company Files Amended Complaint in Challenge to Inclusion on UFLPA List
Chinese Company Files Amended Complaint in Challenge to Inclusion on UFLPA List
In the latest filing in a lawsuit against its inclusion on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, Ninestar Corporation and eight of its Zhuhai-based subsidiaries have offered new details on the claims set out in their complaint. ...
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November 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Chinese Company Files Amended Complaint in Challenge to Inclusion on UFLPA List
U.S. Report Evaluates China's Performance under "Made in China 2025"
U.S. Report Evaluates China's Performance under "Made in China 2025"
A U.S. government-backed review concludes that China's flagship industrial policy, Made in China 2025 (MIC 2025), a document to transform the nation into a global manufacturing powerhouse by targeting ten critical technology sectors, has produced mixed but overall transformative results. ...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
U.S. Report Evaluates China's Performance under "Made in China 2025"
EU-U.S. Trade Exchange Touches on China Trade Relations
EU-U.S. Trade Exchange Touches on China Trade Relations
At the EU trade ministers' meeting yesterday in Denmark, U.S. trade negotiators visited and tried to push their trade talks along. As part of this meeting, several issues related to trade with China came up. ...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
EU-U.S. Trade Exchange Touches on China Trade Relations
China's Rare Earth Export Controls: Data as of October 2025
China's Rare Earth Export Controls: Data as of October 2025
Official data shows that in October, China's overall rare earth exports experienced mixed results but were mostly stable. Rare earth magnet exports continued to grow year-on-year, underscoring the continued and complex reliance of global supply chains on Chinese rare earth processing power. ...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
China's Rare Earth Export Controls: Data as of October 2025
CPTPP Meeting Shows Little Progress on China/Taiwan Applications
CPTPP Meeting Shows Little Progress on China/Taiwan Applications
Following the Ninth Commission Meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which was held in Australia, Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell was asked repeatedly about the chances for China and Taiwan to join the pact, and his deflection of the questions suggests that these applications are ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
CPTPP Meeting Shows Little Progress on China/Taiwan Applications
Australian Trade Remedy Reform Process To Consider Transnational Subsidies
Australian Trade Remedy Reform Process To Consider Transnational Subsidies
Following the lead of the EU and the U.S., Australia is considering a change to its countervailing duty laws that would allow it to target so-called "transnational" or "cross-border" subsidies, which are subsidies provided by one government to a company in another territory. ...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Australian Trade Remedy Reform Process To Consider Transnational Subsidies
Taiwan Lifts Fukushima Food Ban as China Escalates Feud with Japan
Taiwan Lifts Fukushima Food Ban as China Escalates Feud with Japan
Taiwan last week lifted its ban on Japanese food imports, a restriction that had been in place since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The move comes as diplomatic relations between Beijing and Tokyo sour over comments by Japanese officials regarding Taiwan's status. ...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Taiwan Lifts Fukushima Food Ban as China Escalates Feud with Japan
CTM Weekly Newsletter
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
In international negotiations, China and the Republic of the Congo signed an early harvest agreement on trade, with China granting tariff-free treatment to goods from the African country; and China and Georgia formally concluded negotiations to upgrade their Free Trade Agreement.
Mounting ...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
CTM Weekly Newsletter
China and Congo Sign Tariff Agreement
China and Congo Sign Tariff Agreement
Earlier this month, China and the Republic of the Congo signed an early harvest agreement on trade, granting tariff-free treatment to goods from the African country. ...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
China and Congo Sign Tariff Agreement
Parties Make Arguments to Commerce Department on Transnational Subsidies in Cambodian File Folder Case
Parties Make Arguments to Commerce Department on Transnational Subsidies in Cambodian File Folder Case
In an ongoing countervailing duty investigation before the U.S. Department of Commerce, the governments of both China and Cambodia are trying to convince Commerce that WTO law and U.S. law do not allow for countervailing duties to be imposed on the basis of subsidies provided by a government ...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Parties Make Arguments to Commerce Department on Transnational Subsidies in Cambodian File Folder Case
Dutch Suspend Nexperia Order, Leaving Company's Fate to Court
Dutch Suspend Nexperia Order, Leaving Company's Fate to Court
The Dutch government announced today that it was suspending its order targeting the Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia, marking a de-escalation in the heated two-month dispute. However, the action is separate from a prevailing court ruling that restricts control over the company, leaving the underlying dispute unresolved. ...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Dutch Suspend Nexperia Order, Leaving Company's Fate to Court
AidData Report Examines Chinese Lending
AidData Report Examines Chinese Lending
In a recently released report, researchers at AidData have offered a number of insights into Chinese lending, including the following points: This lending has become more opaque in recent years; it does not go exclusively to developing countries; and the total amounts involved are larger than previously understood but have ...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
AidData Report Examines Chinese Lending
China Halts Japanese Films, Targets Travel Amid Taiwan Political Dispute
China Halts Japanese Films, Targets Travel Amid Taiwan Political Dispute
Mounting political tensions between Beijing and Tokyo over Taiwan are rapidly spilling into the economic sphere, with China initiating a travel advisory and postponing the release of Japanese films. ...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
China Halts Japanese Films, Targets Travel Amid Taiwan Political Dispute
U.S.-China Commission Releases Annual Report, Makes Recommendations
U.S.-China Commission Releases Annual Report, Makes Recommendations
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission has released its annual report to Congress, with recommendations as to how the U.S. government should respond to various concerns about China through supply chain resilience, investment screening, trade remedies, and other measures. ...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
U.S.-China Commission Releases Annual Report, Makes Recommendations
China and Georgia Sign MOU to Deepen Trade Ties, Upgrade 2018 FTA
China and Georgia Sign MOU to Deepen Trade Ties, Upgrade 2018 FTA
Earlier this month, China and Georgia formally concluded negotiations to upgrade their Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a milestone in enhancing their bilateral economic and trade relations. ...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
China and Georgia Sign MOU to Deepen Trade Ties, Upgrade 2018 FTA
Nexperia Dispute Developments Bring Geopolitical Fault Lines into Focus
Nexperia Dispute Developments Bring Geopolitical Fault Lines into Focus
Recent interviews and statements regarding the conflict over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia (Netherlands) have exposed the divergent strategic priorities of the Netherlands and China, as part of the broader geopolitical split between China and the West. While the Netherlands' decision to invoke a Cold War-era law is driven by fears ...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Nexperia Dispute Developments Bring Geopolitical Fault Lines into Focus
China Elements in Recent U.S. Trade Deal Announcements
China Elements in Recent U.S. Trade Deal Announcements
As the Trump administration continues to announce trade deals, provisions that target China have been a key element of each one. The following substantive issues appear to be important components of one or more of these deals: economic security, non-market practices, forced labor, and restrictions on Chinese products taking advantage ...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
China Elements in Recent U.S. Trade Deal Announcements
CTM Weekly Newsletter
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
The Chinese government formally implemented key commitments from its recent trade truce with the United States, issuing a series of official documents to de-escalate economic tensions. The measures include the suspension of export controls on some items, and the lifting of sanitary ...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
CTM Weekly Newsletter
The Critical List: Unpacking U.S.-China Mineral Divides
The Critical List: Unpacking U.S.-China Mineral Divides
Last week, the U.S. updated its critical mineral list. This piece describes these recent updates, comparing the critical and strategic minerals identified by the United States and China, and indicating which materials are currently subject to China's export control regime. ...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The Critical List: Unpacking U.S.-China Mineral Divides
Belgium Raises Concerns with Chinese Anti-Dumping Case on EU Pork and Pork Products
Belgium Raises Concerns with Chinese Anti-Dumping Case on EU Pork and Pork Products
In preparation for the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of November 17, Belgium has raised the issue of "Chinese Anti-Dumping Investigation on European Pork – The Need for a Level Playing Field," and called for a "coordinated and united approach" in response to the investigation. ...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Belgium Raises Concerns with Chinese Anti-Dumping Case on EU Pork and Pork Products
China Unveils "Green Trade" Policy to Align Trade and Carbon Goals
China Unveils "Green Trade" Policy to Align Trade and Carbon Goals
China published its first dedicated policy framework for promoting green trade, aiming to align trade growth with the country’s carbon neutrality goals and strengthen its international influence on low-carbon standards. ...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
China Unveils "Green Trade" Policy to Align Trade and Carbon Goals