In addition to the Chinese government's policy statement and the statements of other WTO Members related to China's WTO Trade Policy Review, the WTO Secretariat published its own report on China's trade policies and practices, addressing issues such as trade imbalances, subsidies, state-owned enterprises,

China's ninth WTO Trade Policy Review is taking place on July 17 and 19 and China has already provided its policy statement. As part of this review, other WTO Members also have an opportunity to comment on China's trade policies. We offer highlights of several of

China's ninth WTO Trade Policy Review is taking place on July 17 and 19. As part of these WTO reviews, the government being reviewed submits a "policy statement," the WTO Secretariat issues a report, and other governments comment on and ask questions about the reviewed Member&

The global competition for electric vehicle markets came up at a recent WTO meeting, with China raising concerns about a Saudi Arabian EV charging standard that it believes will put its exports at a disadvantage.

An investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) case brought by a Chinese-owned mining company against the Colombian government, on the basis of a failure to rein in illegal mining activities and related violence, has moved forward.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Trade barrier investigation against EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation * Impact of gallium and germanium export controls * Trade cooperation with Tajikistan * Rare earths regulation In the U.S.: * Anti-dumping case on Pirelli tires * Tariffs on steel and aluminum targeting Chinese inputs in

This week, the Biden administration announced the imposition of tariffs on imported Mexican steel and aluminum, with the target mainly being Chinese inputs into these products.