China's Ministry of Commerce announced that the Trump administration has agreed to postpone the implementation of a new sanctions framework by a full year, which would have expanded the list of Chinese companies subject to U.S. trade restrictions. The ministry clarified in a statement reported by Bloomberg that this decision represents a temporary freeze of a plan that would have significantly impacted the economic and trade relations between the two countries, as both sides seek to maintain open channels of dialogue amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions. «Agencies»
