The Trump administration announced today that it would be conducting a national security investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 related to imports of wind turbines and their parts and components.

As part of a statutorily-mandated annual process, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is seeking comments and holding a hearing in relation to China's compliance with its WTO obligations.

China's request for WTO consultations on recent Canadian measures restricting Chinese steel and aluminum has been been posted on the WTO website, with China's legal claims now set out in detail.

Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Greg Steube (R-FL) have introduced the Secure Trade Act, a bill that raises tariffs on imports, including from China, and expands federal scrutiny of foreign investments.

The Chinese government has submitted its views to the Department of Commerce in two recently initiated Section 232 national security investigations, on imports of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones) and polysilicon.

China has responded to a new set of Canadian restrictions on Chinese steel by filing a WTO complaint against the Canadian measures.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * U.S.-China trade deal * Questions on security of Nvidia’s H20 chips * MOFCOM preliminary antidumping duties on Canadian canola seeds * Extension of beef safeguard investigation * Sanctions against EU banks * China’s rare earth export data  In the U.S.