Simon Lester

U.S. House Trade Hearing Raises General China Trade, Phase One Agreement Issues

At a House Ways and Means trade subcommittee hearing today on "American Trade Enforcement Priorities," former Trump and Biden administration officials who testified both criticized China's non-market practices, but focused on different approaches to addressing them.

WTO Establishes Panel To Hear China-Türkiye EV/Auto Dispute

A China-Türkiye WTO dispute over EV and automobile tariffs is proceeding to the next stage, with a panel now established to hear the dispute.

USTR Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Remedies in Section 301 Maritime, Shipbuilding, Logistics Case

Last Friday, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office took the next step towards a remedy for its findings that China's "targeted dominance" of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors "is unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce, and is therefore 'actionable&

Trump Administration Targets China with New Foreign Investment Policy

On Friday, President Trump issued a memorandum that outlines a new policy on foreign investment, with investment from China featuring prominently. The policy seeks to encourage investment from allies and partners, and indicates that it will scrutinize carefully investments from China and other "foreign adversaries." But the policy

CTM Weekly Newsletter

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: * Tesla efforts to get Chinese regulatory approval for self-driving cars * Chinese anti-dumping duties on EU potato starch * Chinese Foreign Minister speech on international economic policy * China's response to U.S. tariffs * Trump's approach to trade policy in relation
WTO

China Raises Concerns with Trump Administration Tariffs at WTO Meeting

At the WTO's General Council meeting that took place yesterday and today, China put on the agenda a systemic concern about recent trade actions and rhetoric by President Donald Trump and his administration relating to tariffs and tariff threats.

U.S. Government Presents Case That Hesai Is Chinese Military Company

The U.S. government has filed its brief in the litigation over whether Hesai Technology, an electronics company headquartered in Shanghai, should be taken off a blacklist of Chinese military companies.
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