Following the Canadian government decision to impose tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel, and aluminum last week, the Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association (CMISA) has called for tariffs on Chinese-built ships as well.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * Wang-Sullivan meeting  * China's preliminary anti-dumping ruling on EU brandy * Prospects of China raising tariffs on big engine cars In North America: * U.S. court case on Chinese solar company and forced labor * USTR solicits comments on

With a WTO panel on the verge of being established, USTR is asking stakeholders for comments on a Chinese complaint against tax incentives under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

In response to a federal lawsuit by a Chinese solar company on the exclusion of its products due to forced labor concerns, the U.S. government has filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that the company does not have proper standing to file the complaint.

At a meeting of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade last week, Conservative MP Ryan Williams spoke about concerns with Chinese EV imports and called for a series of meetings with government officials and stakeholders to study the issue.

As part of its transition review of EU anti-dumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) measures, the UK's Trade Remedy Authority (TRA) has recommended raising duties on bus and lorry tires from China, with the goal of protecting the UK’s tire retreading industry from injury.

The Canadian government announced today that it would impose 100% tariffs on imports of Chinese EVs and 25% tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, with a public consultation to take place on imposing tariffs on additional products. In the announcement, Canada's Department of Finance said that "Canadian