Wrapping up a visit to Beijing, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič offered a positive assessment of what had been achieved, although the details still needed to be confirmed with EU leaders and a timeframe for a full resolution remains unclear.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China's Ministry of Commerce announced an anti-dumping investigation into imports of p-Nitrotoluene (PNT) originating from the European Union, following a petition filed by domestic producers. China used the G20 Trade Ministerial meeting in Milwaukee to push back against

The Trump administration has fined a company for failing to notify an investment in China, pursuant to regulations related to outbound investment.

As part of a four year review of the Section 301 tariffs imposed on Chinese imports in relation to an investigation of Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced yesterday that these tariffs would remain

With a Section 301 investigation on excess capacity likely to be completed soon, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) announced a joint statement with a number of other economies to address excess capacity in five specific manufacturing sectors.

At a recent WTO committee meeting, China raised concerns about U.S. kiwifruit standards, proposed EU industrial and cybersecurity measures, Indonesian telecommunication equipment certification, and Korean regulations on traditional Chinese medicine products.

In advance of a trip to China this week by European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, the leaders of France and Germany have issued a "non-paper" that was likely designed in part to strengthen the hand of EU negotiators.