A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has introduced legislation that they say will "help crack down on China’s cheating on solar products," by excluding Chinese companies that build factories in the United States from tax credits for these products.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. Special report: Trends in trade remedies against China  In China: * New sanctions on a U.S. member of Congress * MOFCOM expiry review of anti-dumping measures on steel from EU, UK, South Korea, and Indonesia * Italian Prime Minister’s China trip * New regulatory

China recently submitted its notification to the WTO of its state trading enterprises, covering the years 2021-2023.

Commentary suggests a recent surge in the use of trade remedies against Chinese products, but the data shows a steady stream of trade remedy investigations over the years.

At the WTO Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices meeting on April 24, 2024, for which the minutes were recently circulated, the EU, Japan, and Singapore raised concerns with various Chinese anti-dumping measures, and China criticized an Australian anti-dumping sunset review.

Last Friday, Congressman John Moolenaar (R-MI) hosted a roundtable in Green Charter Township, Michigan on Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer Gotion's planned investments in the region.

On Friday, the EU requested WTO consultations with Taiwan, arguing that Taiwan's local content requirements in its offshore wind policy violate WTO rules.