China criticized new U.S. export controls over certain advanced AI chips released this week (see 2501130026) and announced its own set of export restrictions on American firms the next day, adding seven defense contractors to its so-called unreliable entity list.
The EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation, a 2023 law that allows the bloc to respond to market-distorting foreign subsidies by foreign countries, was deemed an unfair trade and investment barrier by China’s Ministry of Commerce last week.
Japan is placing new trade restrictions on Russia, including export controls over certain audio equipment, engines and parts for “special vehicles,” such as cranes and small motorcycles, the country’s trade minister said during a Jan. 10 press conference, according to an unofficial translation. Japan will also take "measures to prevent indirect exports” to Russia being sent by companies in third countries. “We will continue to cooperate with the international community, including the G7, and take all possible measures to implement sanctions against Russia,” the minister said. “The details will be explained by the secretariat at a later date.”
China will impose security deposits on imported cypermethrin from India with respect to an antidumping duty investigation on the product, effective Jan. 8, according to an unofficial translation of a Ministry of Commerce notice. The investigation authority preliminarily determined that the domestic cypermethrin industry is harmed by dumped imports from India. Imports from Indian companies will be subject to a deposit rate based on the “dutiable price approved by the customs,” China said. The ministry said cypermethrin is used in agricultural insecticides.
China’s Foreign Ministry this week objected to the U.S. Defense Department’s recent update to the list of companies with ties to the Chinese military, calling the list “discriminatory.” The Pentagon announced it had added China-based Tencent, owner of the messaging app WeChat, and CATL, a Chinese battery maker, in a notice released this week (see 2501060024).
China on Dec. 31 released the 2025 version of its list of dual-use goods and technologies that require specific import or export licenses, according to an unofficial translation of a Ministry of Commerce notice. Each of the items is listed with corresponding Harmonized System codes. The list officially replaced the previous 2024 version on Jan. 1.
China announced new export controls on American defense contractors Jan. 2, adding some firms to a list that bans them from receiving dual-use items and adding another set of companies to its so-called Unreliable Entity List.
China renewed its antidumping duties on n-butanol imports from the U.S., Taiwan and Malaysia for another five years after finding they are necessary to prevent damage to its domestic n-butanol industry, the country’s Ministry of Commerce said, according to an unofficial translation of a Dec. 27 notice. The duties, effective Dec. 29, include import duties ranging from 52.2% to 139.3% for American companies; 6% to 56.1% for Taiwanese companies; and 12.7% to 26.7% for Malaysian companies. N-butanol is an organic chemical used to make paints, adhesives, plasticizers and other products, according to China Daily, a state-run news outlet.
China launched a safeguard investigation on imported beef after receiving reports that recent increases in beef import volumes may be threatening the country’s domestic industry, according to an unofficial translation of a Ministry of Commerce notice.
China’s Ministry of Commerce is extending the investigation period for its antidumping duty probe on brandy from the EU until April 5, according to an unofficial translation of a Dec. 25 notice. China previously said it expected to conclude its investigation by Jan. 5 (see 2401050068), but it needs more time “in view of the complexity of this case.” Beijing imposed temporary duties on EU brandy in October (see 2410080021), and the EU soon after formally requested dispute settlement talks at the World Trade Organization (see 2411250014).