In a recent preliminary determination, the U.S. Commerce Department has made a finding that transnational subsidies exist in a case involving a Chinese manufacturer that invested in Cambodia.

At a meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body on Friday, a panel requested by China against Canadian import taxes was blocked, and a panel requested by Canada against Chinese tariffs was removed from the agenda. These moves constitute brief delays and both panels will still be established

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * China’s agricultural import data * Beijing's opposition and warning against new U.S. export control guidance * Anti-dumping rulings on plastics from U.S., EU, Japan and Taiwan In the U.S.: * Preliminary CVD determination on processed graphite from

Yesterday, the European Commission started an anti-dumping investigation on imports of tyres for passenger cars and light lorries from China.

In a decision issued earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Commerce made a preliminary determination in a countervailing duty (CVD) case involving imports of processed graphite from China, an input used in battery production.

Following up on an April 8 Congressional hearing on the U.S. trade policy agenda, several U.S. Senators have asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer some specific questions about trade policies relating to China, including responses to China's Made in 2025 program, potential costs to U.

In a WTO complaint brought by Canada, China has contested Canada's declaration of the complaint as an "urgent" one meriting shorter timeframes.