China Foreign Trade Law Revision Strengthens Trade Defenses
December 27, 2025
2:49 am
China has approved sweeping changes to its Foreign Trade Law, a move aimed at strengthening Beijing’s ability to respond to trade disputes, tighten oversight of strategic exports, and modernize rules governing the world’s second-largest economy.
The revised legislation, passed on Saturday by China’s top legislative body, will take effect on March 1, 2026, according to state news agency Xinhua.
The updated law expands China’s legal toolkit to counter what officials describe as growing external economic pressures, including export controls and trade restrictions imposed by other countries. It reinforces Beijing’s authority to respond to measures that limit Chinese exports and clarifies …
