Simon Lester
European Parliament Committee Hears Report on Industrial Overcapacity
At a meeting of the European Parliament's International Trade Committee today, the Committee engaged with the authors of a study on industrial overcapacity that looked at China's practices and possible EU responses.
U.S. Trade Rep. Talks Trump Visit Delay, Chinese Help with Iran War, Next Trade Moves
During an interview on Fox Business News today, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer weighed in on several issues related to China-U.S. trade relations after the meeting with his Chinese counterparts in Paris.
Updates on U.S.-China Paris Trade Meeting
As U.S. and Chinese trade officials meet in Paris to discuss preparations for a possible visit by President Trump to China, the Trump administration's war in Iran has threatened to get in the way of the meeting.
U.S. Agency Rejects Duties in Active Anode Material Case
In a determination last week, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) found that imports of active anode material have not "materially retarded the establishment of an industry in the United States," and therefore rejected the imposition of duties of over 15o%. This determination may indicate the difficulty
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
In its 2026 government work report, the Chinese government vowed to open wider to the outside world while doubling down on manufacturing and homegrown innovation.
China's National People's Congress (NPC) meetings this week and Premier Li Qiang'
USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigations on Failure To Ban Imports Made with Forced Labor
The Trump administration announced today that it was initiating Section 301 investigations of 60 economies, including China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, to determine "whether acts, policies, and practices of each of these economies related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a ban on the importation of goods
USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigations on Excess Capacity, Covering China, Others
The Trump administration announced today that it was initiating Section 301 investigations on the acts, policies, and practices of various economies relating to "structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors." This issue has long been raised by the U.S. in the context of Chinese policies and