At the WTO Council for Trade in Goods meeting of December 2-3, 2024, for which the meeting minutes were recently circulated, China raised concerns with recent trade restrictions imposed or considered by Canada and the U.S.

Yesterday, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office issued its 2025 report on foreign trade barriers, with a detailed section criticizing various Chinese laws and regulations.

As part of the remedies phase of its Section 301 investigation on maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) held a hearing to gather input from interested parties on the remedies it is considering in the case.

In its written submission in the Chinese complaint against its Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) subsidies, the U.S. has argued that there is no violation of the WTO SCM Agreement, and also that the public morals and security exceptions provide a justification for its measures.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * State Council rules on implementing the anti-sanctions law * New IP related rules on retaliation and engagement * New trade policy compliance guidelines * Expiry review of antidumping duties on Japanese chemicals * Updates on beef safeguard investigation * Summary of China-Japan dialogue In the

President Trump's latest round of tariffs is being imposed on auto imports. While the main impact will be on other countries, some Chinese products will also be affected.

With its latest batch of additions to the Entity List, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has tried to clamp down further on the access of Chinese companies to American semiconductors and other high-tech products.