Recent reports reveal the massive impact of trade friction with Beijing, showing an overall squeeze that has battered U.S. firms. The fallout inflicted a $14.9 billion blow on U.S. farm exports, while leaving nearly three-quarters of U.S. firms grappling with tariff headwinds.

U.S. lawmakers are intensifying pressure on the Trump administration to reimpose Section 301 port fees on Chinese vessels, warning that the current suspension compromises American security.

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind has filed a legal challenge against an investigation conducted under the bloc's Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), marking the latest dispute over the European Commission's authority to seek information from companies during the investigation.

China’s new Provisions on the Protection of Trade Secrets, effective this month, mark a major overhaul of the administrative trade secret regime, by expanding protections to include algorithms, source code, and "failed" experimental data, and asserting new extraterritorial powers.

Beijing on Thursday sharpened its criticism of U.S. export controls and tariff actions that it says are disrupting global trade. It also reiterated its support for companies investing abroad while tightening oversight under the new outbound investment regulation.

Beijing has overhauled its outbound investment regime to enhance national security oversight and arm itself with stronger retaliatory legal tools. The updated regime also creates an explicit legal nexus between cross-border investments and existing data, export control, and technology transfer rules.

Last week, the European Commission announced that it had opened an in-depth Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) investigation to assess the proposed acquisition by JD.com, Inc. of German firm CECONOMY AG.