At an event today at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai was asked several questions about the U.S. trade and economic relationship with China.

The European solar manufacturing industry is pushing for relief from competition with Chinese producers, and European policymakers are discussing a response. This debate recalls a similar one from around ten years ago.

At the WTO SPS Committee meeting held on July 12-14, 2023, for which the meeting minutes were recently circulated, there were discussions of a number of SPS measures imposed by China.

As a WTO complaint against U.S. semiconductor export controls lingers in the background, these controls have been the subject of comments through the U.S. rule-making process, with new comments coming in recently.

Key members of Congress working on China issues are celebrating the inclusion of Chinese company Hesai on a U.S. Department of Defense blacklist.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Progress in trade talks * Criticism of U.S. raids on Chinese companies * New SPS measures * Export control dialogue with Japan In the U.S.: * Export controls * AD/CV duties on Chinese pressure washers * USTR IP report * Scrutiny of Ford-CATL deal

At a CSIS event yesterday, Executive Vice President and EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis provided some details on the status of the EU anti-subsidy investigation on Chinese electric vehicles, as well as on discussions with the U.S. on these issues.