As U.S. and Chinese trade officials meet in Paris to discuss preparations for a possible visit by President Trump to China, the Trump administration's war in Iran has threatened to get in the way of the meeting.

In a determination last week, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) found that imports of active anode material have not "materially retarded the establishment of an industry in the United States," and therefore rejected the imposition of duties of over 15o%. This determination may indicate the difficulty

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In its 2026 government work report, the Chinese government vowed to open wider to the outside world while doubling down on manufacturing and homegrown innovation. China's National People's Congress (NPC) meetings this week and Premier Li Qiang'

The Trump administration announced today that it was initiating Section 301 investigations of 60 economies, including China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, to determine "whether acts, policies, and practices of each of these economies related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a ban on the importation of goods

The Trump administration announced today that it was initiating Section 301 investigations on the acts, policies, and practices of various economies relating to "structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors." This issue has long been raised by the U.S. in the context of Chinese policies and

At a meeting of the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) in late February, a number of China-Canada trade and investment issues were discussed by Members of Parliament and several expert witnesses.

The Canadian government announced today that in response to a court ruling, it was reversing a previous order that closed TikTok's offices in Canada, allowing them to stay open with certain "guardrails" in place. While Canada and China have resolved several trade irritants recently, it is