CTM Weekly Newsletter

Simon Lester -

This past week, CTM covered the following issues:

China-U.S. tariff war:

  • U.S.-China trade truce
  • China temporary suspensions of sanctions
  • Uncertainties about other Chinese non-tariff measures
  • Adjustment of U.S. de minimis tariff exemption

In China:

  • China turning toward South America for agricultural purchases
  • China tightens enforcement of export controls 
  • China-Russia trade and investment deals

In Europe:

  • European Commission’s preliminary finding of TikTok violating DSA

At the WTO:

  • China and Canada file panel requests
  • China’s "Stability, Development and Reform" agenda
  • Discussion of U.S., other tariffs at Committee on Market Access meeting