At the meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body on April 25, a panel was established to hear China's complaint regarding EU countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * MOFCOM’s strategy to deal with different trade partners * China’s warning against any U.S. trade deals that harm China’s interests * Reported tariff exemptions for some U.S. goods * New work plan to liberalize services market In the

The WTO panel report in the China - Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (DS611) dispute, brought by the EU, has now been circulated, and an appeal was filed by the EU.

The China-Türkiye WTO dispute over EV and automobile tariffs is proceeding to the next stage, with a panel now composed to hear the dispute.

At a Washington International Trade Association event yesterday, several trade experts discussed U.S.-China trade issues such as the Trump administration's strategy regarding negotiations with China, the view from Beijing, possible components of a deal, and the impact on third countries.

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce made its first determinations involving transnational subsidies under new regulations that allow these subsidies to be countervailed, in linked cases on solar products from four Southeast Asian countries. These determinations could lead to litigation in U.S. courts or at the WTO on

Two major U.S. chipmakers recently made investment filings indicating that U.S. government export controls on their chips are intensifying, with additional chips facing restrictions.