Background

West's de-risking starts to bite China's prospects

“Foreign investors have been sour on China for most of this year, but data released over the past month has provided clear evidence of the negative impact de-risking strategies are having on the world's second-largest economy.”

[Reuters]

Importers still in the dark on forced labor law compliance

“While CBP's backlog of reviews has shrunk since the beginning of the year, the agency has yet to create any regulations to govern its UFLPA applicability reviews, and there remains no surefire legal route to clearing shipments.”

[Law360]

China lifts trade coercion against Lithuania, envoy says

“Landsbergis said that while that block on goods from EU countries if they contained Lithuanian components had now been lifted, businesses were still wary of conducting trade with China. “

[American Journal of Transportation]

EU completes ratification of trade agreement with New Zealand

“Before the agreement can enter into force, New Zealand will need to complete its ratification procedure. This is expected to happen in the first or second quarter of 2024.”

[European Commission]

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