A bipartisan bill to "direct the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to conduct a comprehensive study of the national and economic security risks foreign adversaries pose to the United States automotive industry" has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

At a WTO meeting earlier this year, China raised concerns about the EU's proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, with the EU providing assurances that it would take into account the trade concerns of other governments.

A recent U.S. court ruling held that the Trump administration's decision to end the de minimis exemption from tariffs for low-value imports was legal.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. Chinese state media launched a four-part commentary series aimed at shaping economic expectations, mounting a robust defense of Beijing’s industrial policy and trade trajectory while signaling key domestic investment priorities for the second half of the year. Chinese antitrust regulators

In the lawsuit against the Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies that the Trump administration deems to have insufficient laws or enforcement against imports made with forced labor, the plaintiffs in the lead case have filed a motion for judgment based on the agency record.

International litigation in the long-running saga over Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's Panama ports appears to be moving forward, with the company recently announcing the next steps in an investment arbitration proceeding.

Last week, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) announced the details of an upgrade to its FTA with China. Some key additions are new market access commitments and references to social policy issues such as labor and the environment.