This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * Xi-Scholz meeting * China-El Salvador trade talks  * New investment rules on value-added telecom business * Phasing out U.S. chips in telecom system * Comments on U.S. Section 301 investigation on shipbuilding and tariffs on Chinese metals  * Comments on U.S. industrial

Yesterday, President Biden called for increasing tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, as well as addressing problems related to transshipment of Chinese steel and aluminum through Mexico.

At a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. trade policy today, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai was asked about several China related trade issues: The Section 301 investigation on shipbuilding/maritime issues and use of Section 301 more generally; the review of the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) announced today that it has initiated an investigation into Chinese practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors.

At a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on U.S. trade policy today, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai was asked about several China and Taiwan related trade issues: The review of the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports, trade negotiations with Taiwan, and China's application to

In a recently issued policy brief, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy has examined existing studies of Chinese subsidies in the green energy and other sectors, and concluded that the EU should use measures such as the anti-subsidy investigation on electric vehicles to pressure China to remove or reduce

In a letter to Biden administration trade officials last week, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and several of her House of Representatives colleagues pressed for more action to limit imports of Chinese automobiles into the U.S. market.