In a ruling circulated today, a WTO panel has found that China's anti-dumping measures on stainless steel products from Japan violate a number of obligations in the WTO's Anti-dumping (AD) Agreement.

In testimony before a U.S. House of Representatives Committee last week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was critical of World Bank lending to China, and expressed doubt that "decoupling" of the U.S. and Chinese economies was a realistic possibility.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * May trade data released * Trade talks with Honduras and Arab countries In the U.S.: * Chinese companies added to UFLPA Entity List and export control list * Legislation introduced on U.S.-Taiwan trade and de minimis rules * Injunction requested in

Commenting on a newly issued report, European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton pushed EU Member States to restrict or exclude Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks.

Members of Congress continue to push back against the current de minimis rules that allow products sold for US$800 or less to avoid duties and certain customs requirements.

A report from Politico today indicated that some actors within the EU were pushing for an anti-dumping/countervailing case against imports of Chinese electric vehicles.

After a Canadian citizen abruptly resigned from his position at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Canadian government is investigating his allegations and reconsidering its involvement with the bank.