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On October 7, the European Parliament adopted a recommendation on relations with China by 454 votes, demanding that China open its market and that trade and investment be reciprocal, otherwise supporting the EU taking proportionate measures, and also demanding that human rights pressure be maintained and political prisoners be released unconditionally.

UPDATE #2 [zh] 10月6日，中国商务部点名回应德法推动欧盟强化贸易反制工具，警告保护主义做法可能“最终反噬自己”，外交部同日称中欧经贸互利共赢。

On October 4, the Philippine Coast Guard reported that while pursuing a foreign fishing vessel suspected of blast fishing near Zhongye Island, it was blocked by two Chinese coast guard ships, a PLA helicopter circled four times, and the Philippine side stopped the chase and will handle the matter through diplomatic channels.

On October 3, Taiwanese media reported that the U.S. Department of Defense's Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Defense Analysis Center plan to each send one person to be permanently stationed at Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, assisting with policy coordination and combat capability assessment, with a project budget of about NT$470 million.

On October 3, China's Ministry of Commerce announced an anti-dumping investigation into imported p-nitrotoluene originating in the EU, with the investigation period running until October 2027, and said the EU has launched 28 trade remedy investigations against China since 2025.

On October 1, the G20 trade ministers' meeting in Milwaukee failed to reach a consensus on condemning forced labor in supply chains and addressing overcapacity, while the EU warned that Chinese exports could endanger Europe's auto and steel industries.

A netizen posted a YouTube video titled "A Bound Volume of China-US Historical Grievances," cataloging in a satirical tone the ten most beautiful moments and the ten most hostile moments between China and the US.

On September 29, French President Macron criticized in Madrid the heavy subsidies of Chinese companies for undermining Europe's industrial base, saying subsidies reached 8 times the OECD average, that Europe had been too naive in the past, and calling for trade safeguard measures to maintain fair competition.

On September 29, regarding the EU's plan to develop a trade tool similar to the US Section 301, China's Ministry of Commerce warned that if the EU introduces discriminatory restrictive measures, the Chinese side will certainly respond resolutely.

On September 23, over 130 UN human rights experts issued a joint statement calling on countries and Interpol to take action to prevent and address the growing concern of transnational repression.