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At Congressional Hearing, U.S. Trade Rep. Comments on Xi-Trump Meeting At a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee today, members of Congress asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer about issues related to the upcoming Xi-Trump meeting, the auto sector, the proposed Board of Trade, and various other China trade issues. ...

At Congressional Hearing, U.S. Trade Rep. Comments on Xi-Trump Meeting

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China Solicits Comments in Trade Barrier Investigations Targeting U.S. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has launched its solicitation for public comments and industry questionnaires in its trade barrier investigations targeting the United States. Stakeholders have until April 30 to submit responses. ...

China Solicits Comments in Trade Barrier Investigations Targeting U.S.

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China Warns of Retaliation over EU Cybersecurity Overhaul Proposal In a potential escalation of regulatory friction, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has submitted a formal response to the European Commission's proposal to revise the Cybersecurity Act. Beijing argues that the EU’s pivot toward "non-technical risks'" is a veil for protectionism that violates ...

China Warns of Retaliation over EU Cybersecurity Overhaul Proposal

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China and Vietnam Sign 32 Pacts as Leaders Vow Deeper Strategic Ties In a move to solidify one of Southeast Asia's most critical bilateral relationships, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnamese General Secretary To Lam met last week. The state visit between April 14 and 17 saw the signing of 32 bilateral cooperation documents. ...

China and Vietnam Sign 32 Pacts as Leaders Vow Deeper Strategic Ties

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European Parliament Hearing on Economic Relations with China Hears Expert Suggestions Last week, the European Parliament's International Trade Committee held a hearing on trade and investment relations with China. ...

European Parliament Hearing on Economic Relations with China Hears Expert Suggestions

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CTM Weekly Newsletter This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China published the Provisions on Countering Unjust Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Laws, another piece of legislation in the growing network of China's sanctions and countermeasures to foreign actions. The new legislation creates a legal framework for addressing the extraterritorial application ...

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Greer Testifies on China Issues, Bessent Comments on China Trip Yesterday and today, top Trump administration trade officials weighed in on issues related to the the planned visit by President Trump to China, as well as various other China trade issues. ...

Greer Testifies on China Issues, Bessent Comments on China Trip

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Chinese Organizations Submit Comments in USTR Section 301 Investigations In response to two Section 301 investigations recently initiated by the U.S. Trade Representative's Office, a number of Chinese trade and industry associations have submitted comments and one requested to appear at the hearings. ...

Chinese Organizations Submit Comments in USTR Section 301 Investigations

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China Counters Trade Headwinds with New Services Push At today's press conference, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce signaled another push to expand its services sector, as well as to deepen trade ties with Spain and UAE. ...

China Counters Trade Headwinds with New Services Push

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UK Ban on Chinese Turbines Sparks Political Tensions Last month, the UK's Minister for Energy announced a ban preventing Chinese turbine suppliers from participating in offshore wind projects, further fueling tensions with Beijing. ...

UK Ban on Chinese Turbines Sparks Political Tensions

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Public Comments Come in for USITC PNTR Withdrawal Investigation Public comments submitted in response to a U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) investigation on the withdrawal of Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for China show a split between supporters and opponents on the possible move. ...

Public Comments Come in for USITC PNTR Withdrawal Investigation

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China's New Rules on Countering Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Yesterday, China published the Provisions on Countering Unjust Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Laws, another piece of legislation in the growing network of China's sanctions and countermeasures to foreign actions. The new legislation creates a legal framework for addressing the extraterritorial application of foreign measures, effectively bridging the defensive ...

China's New Rules on Countering Foreign Extraterritorial Measures

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EU Court Hears Nuctech FSR Lawsuit on Raids, In-Depth Investigation Underway As a lawsuit on raids conducted by the European Commission on a Chinese security scanner company gets a court hearing, a full-scale investigation of subsidies to the company is moving ahead. ...

EU Court Hears Nuctech FSR Lawsuit on Raids, In-Depth Investigation Underway

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Beijing Unveils New Taiwan Policy Conditioned on Political Loyalty The Chinese government unveiled a 10-point policy package aimed at deepening integration with Taiwan, a move conditioned on the "1992 Consensus." The package offers a mix of infrastructure links and trade facilitation, and came after Beijing hosted the highest-ranking delegation from Taiwan’s main opposition party last week. ...

Beijing Unveils New Taiwan Policy Conditioned on Political Loyalty

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Assessing China’s Implementation of the WTO ASI Ruling China has claimed full implementation of the ruling in the China - Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (DS611) dispute by withdrawing a policy it claims it never maintained. In reaction, the EU is maintaining a "wait-and-see" approach, with the dispute entered a monitoring phase. ...

Assessing China’s Implementation of the WTO ASI Ruling

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In CAFC Appeal, Foreign Producers Keep Up Fight against Collection of Paused Solar Duties In a judgment issued on August 22 of last year, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that the Biden administration’s two-year suspension of anti-dumping/countervailing duty collections on solar products was illegal. This ruling allowed for retroactive tariffs to be collected on billions of dollars of ...

In CAFC Appeal, Foreign Producers Keep Up Fight against Collection of Paused Solar Duties

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CTM Weekly Newsletter This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China has a new policy on supply chain security that establishes a formal legal framework for monitoring risks, protecting key sectors, and responding to foreign measures perceived as threatening China’s supply chain security.  At this week's press conference, China& ...

CTM Weekly Newsletter

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Beijing Woos Global Exporters with "Export to China" Amid Western Tensions China's Commerce Ministry (MOFCOM) on Thursday detailed a massive new state-led initiative titled "Export to China," aiming at balancing trade flows, while navigating a delicate relationship with the West. ...

Beijing Woos Global Exporters with "Export to China" Amid Western Tensions

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U.S. Quartz Safeguards Investigation Seeks To Crack Down on Transshipment from Southeast Asian Nations A U.S. safeguards investigation on quartz products has found that increased imports are causing serious injury to U.S. producers, and has now moved to the remedy phase to determine what tariffs/quotas should be applied. The investigation follows up on a previous anti-dumping/countervailing duty investigation on imports ...

U.S. Quartz Safeguards Investigation Seeks To Crack Down on Transshipment from Southeast Asian Nations

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Trump Administration Imposes Pharmaceutical Tariffs, Impact on Chinese Imports May Be Limited in Short Term Last week, the Trump administration imposed 100% tariffs on patented pharmaceutical products and ingredients. Imports of pharmaceuticals from China are largely generics, though, and may not feel much impact from these tariffs. ...

Trump Administration Imposes Pharmaceutical Tariffs, Impact on Chinese Imports May Be Limited in Short Term

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China’s New Supply Chain Rules Target Vulnerabilities, Authorize Retaliation China has a new regulation on supply chain security that establishes a formal legal framework for monitoring risks, protecting key sectors, and responding to foreign measures perceived as threatening China’s supply chain security. ...

China’s New Supply Chain Rules Target Vulnerabilities, Authorize Retaliation

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U.S. Lawmakers Move to Force Allied Alignment on China Chip Controls Recent U.S. trade agreements negotiated by the Trump administration (although not yet in force in many countries), contain language requiring partners to align their export controls with the U.S., but questions remain regarding implementation. New bipartisan proposals in Congress would significantly widen the legal reach of U.S. ...

U.S. Lawmakers Move to Force Allied Alignment on China Chip Controls

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U.S. Trade Rep. Comments on Trump-Xi Meeting, Boards of Trade/Investment, Rare Earths At a think tank event today, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer offered a number of comments on U.S.-China trade issues as part of a discussion of the upcoming visit by President Trump to China. ...

U.S. Trade Rep. Comments on Trump-Xi Meeting, Boards of Trade/Investment, Rare Earths

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China Turns to Insurance Markets to Bolster Indigenous Innovation Drive Last month, China’s government unveiled guidelines to accelerate the development of a nationwide “science and technology insurance system,” aiming to cushion risks in high-stakes innovation projects and bolster self-reliance in strategic fields amid escalating U.S. technology curbs. ...

China Turns to Insurance Markets to Bolster Indigenous Innovation Drive

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Canadian Parliament Committee Meeting Shows Party Split on China EV Deal At a meeting of the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on Industry and Technology in late March, Members of Parliament spoke with experts about the possible benefits and risks of Chinese trade and investment in the EV sector, following the Carney government's deal to allow imports of ...

Canadian Parliament Committee Meeting Shows Party Split on China EV Deal

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Canadian Finance Minister Visits China, Pushes Financial Services, Talks about Trade Irritants Last week, Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne visited China to "meet with government and business leaders" and "build strategic partnerships and attract new investments as part of Canada’s broader diversification imperative." He was "joined by the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem, ...

Canadian Finance Minister Visits China, Pushes Financial Services, Talks about Trade Irritants

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CTM Weekly Newsletter This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China’s Ministry of Commerce initiated two trade barrier investigations into U.S. practices, targeting policies (1) obstructing trade in green products and (2) perceived to disrupt global supply chains. China's Supreme People's Court reported a 66% rise ...

CTM Weekly Newsletter

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Industrial Overcapacity Study Looks At Chinese Practices, Offers Recommendations As CTM reported recently, the European Parliament's International Trade Committee engaged with the authors of a study on industrial overcapacity that looked at China's practices and possible EU responses. ...

Industrial Overcapacity Study Looks At Chinese Practices, Offers Recommendations

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USTR Trade Barrier Report Discusses Chinese Industrial Excess Capacity Earlier this week, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) issued its report on foreign trade barriers, with the China section being one of the longest and most important. ...

USTR Trade Barrier Report Discusses Chinese Industrial Excess Capacity

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U.S. Trade Rep. Greer Comments on Upcoming Trump-Xi Meeting, Section 301 Investigations In an interview with Bloomberg yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer offered comments on various tariff and trade matters related to U.S.-China relations. ...

U.S. Trade Rep. Greer Comments on Upcoming Trump-Xi Meeting, Section 301 Investigations

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