On Friday, the European Commission announced that it had imposed countervailing duties on imports of aluminum road wheels from Morocco, with one of the subsidies at issue having been provided through China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * China’s retaliatory tariffs against Canada * Overview of China's foreign policy * Comments on U.S. Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum * Discussions with Walmart  In the U.S.: * Prosecution of export control violations related to China * New

At a panel today as part of the Georgetown University Law Center's annual International Trade Update, a group of trade experts discussed the role of China in the upcoming USMCA review.

China has filed a request for consultations with Canada at the WTO related to Canada's potential tariffs on batteries and battery parts, semiconductors, solar products, and critical minerals, adding to its existing WTO dispute on Canadian tariffs on Chinese imports.

In a ruling last week, a U.S. district court judge found several Chinese entities, including the central government and the Communist Party of China, liable for $24 billion in damages due to actions related to the spread of Covid-19.

The U.S. government's "Disruptive Technology Strike Force," an interagency law enforcement strike force co-led by the Departments of Justice and Commerce, is prosecuting a North Carolina businessman they say was attempting to illegally export sensitive technology to China.

In a ruling in late February, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion by Chinese electronics maker Hikvision related to enforcement of a court ruling from last year that affected Federal Communications Commission (FCC) equipment approvals.