Simon Lester

U.S.-China Board of Trade Announcement Provides Broad Outlines of Limited Tariff Liberalization

Last night, the U.S. and China published details of how the U.S.-China Board of Trade will work to provide tariff liberalization on a limited number of non-sensitive products traded between the two countries.

U.S., China Provide More Details on Last Week's Trade Meetings

The Trump administration and the Chinese government have released a few details of the trade talks that took place during the visit by President Xi, with more information promised in the coming days.

China, Turkiye Agree To Delay Adoption of EV Panel Report

China and Türkiye have agreed to delay for another month a decision on how to proceed with a WTO dispute in which a panel found Turkish measures in its EV/auto sector to violate WTO rules.

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. As part of the summit between Presidents Xi and Trump, U.S. trade officials offered commentary on the talks with their Chinese counterparts. Chinese customs data shows a modest rebound in rare earth exports in August following July's dip, though

Bessent Provides Update on China Talks, Notes Two Month Trade Truce Extension

In a TV interview, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed additional progress that was made today in the Trump administration's trade talks with their Chinese counterparts.

U.S. Industry Groups Submit Comments on China's WTO Compliance

As part of an annual review of China's compliance with its WTO obligations, various interest groups in the United States submitted comments that detail their specific concerns.

Bessent, Greer Comment on Initial China Talks

In a series of interviews yesterday and today in advance of President Xi's meeting with President Trump later this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer discussed progress that had been made so far in their talks with their Chinese counterparts, on issues
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