Our latest briefing covering key regulatory, enforcement, and trade negotiation developments across Asia Pacific from April to June 2026.

Key Highlights:

• Geopolitics now drives trade law — market access is increasingly shaped by strategic rivalries rather than commercial interests.
• China activates its extraterritorial toolkit — issuing its first blocking orders and signalling enforcement against foreign sanctions and investigations.
• Singapore recasts FTAs as economic security pacts — new agreements with Australia, New Zealand, and Vietnam prioritise binding supply chain resilience for essential goods.
• U.S. tariff regime in transition — as temporary duties expire, Section 301 investigations on overcapacity and forced labour are set to take centre stage.

The landscape is shifting rapidly toward strategic trade and supply security.

Read the full update here: Read Quarterly Update Q2 2026