At a Washington International Trade Association event yesterday, several trade experts discussed U.S.-China trade issues such as the Trump administration's strategy regarding negotiations with China, the view from Beijing, possible components of a deal, and the impact on third countries.

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce made its first determinations involving transnational subsidies under new regulations that allow these subsidies to be countervailed, in linked cases on solar products from four Southeast Asian countries. These determinations could lead to litigation in U.S. courts or at the WTO on

Two major U.S. chipmakers recently made investment filings indicating that U.S. government export controls on their chips are intensifying, with additional chips facing restrictions.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * Trade data update * Limits on movie imports from U.S. * New trade negotiator appointment  * Microsoft scales back business In the U.S.: * Remedy in Section 301 investigation on shipbuilding * Update on reciprocal tariffs * New Section 232 investigations * New bill on

Yesterday, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) announced a remedy related to shipping fees in the Section 301 investigation on China's practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors, with an additional component for tariffs on ship-to-shore cranes still to be decided.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced that it would be conducting a national security investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 related to imports of critical minerals and their derivative products.

Recent developments related to the deal to sell two key Panamanian ports to an American private equity company have added new complications and complexity to the situation, leading to uncertainty as to the ultimate outcome.