This past week, CTM covered the following issues.

One of the most contentious issues in U.S.-China trade relations is the non-commercial behavior of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and how to construct WTO rules to address this concern. One aspect is the following: What is the precise scope of these entities? It turns out that negotiators from the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) had detailed thoughts on the issue during the end stage of China's negotiation to accede to the WTO. On the basis of a FOIA request that uncovered an email from a lead USTR negotiator to the Clinton White House National Security Council team, CTM has written a post that considers the views expressed by USTR on this issue in the context of the U.S. legislation that would pave the way for China's WTO membership.

Beijing formally accused the European Union of improper extraterritorial overreach regarding its investigation into e-commerce giant JD.com.

China’s exports of green energy products continued to surge in July, driven by a 90% jump in electric vehicle (EV) sales abroad, even as Beijing faces mounting global trade pushback.

Trade data shows that China's exports of rare earth products rebounded in June, as outbound shipments rose month-on-month, despite ongoing export controls imposed by Beijing.

After an appeals court ruling, Hesai Technology, an electronics company headquartered in Shanghai that makes LiDAR, will have another chance at arguing for its removal from a U.S. government list of "Chinese Military Companies."

Chinese drone maker DJI succeeded on one of its claims in an appeal in U.S. court, and will now have another chance to convince a lower court that its designation by the U.S. Department of Defense as a "Chinese Military Company" was inappropriate.

A U.S. Court of International Trade judge ordered that a decision not to remove a Chinese company from the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List be remanded for further consideration.

The Trump administration is continuing its program of imposing tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, with drones being the latest target.

In preparation for its annual report to Congress on China's compliance with the commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), USTR asked for written comments from interested parties to assist with the report.

In a piece published in Foreign Affairs, former U.S. Trade Rep. Mike Froman made an argument for the United States to lead a coalition to pressure China into the broad economic rebalancing that many other Western commentators are also calling for.