China has unveiled a new set of trade policy compliance guidelines to strengthen its response to escalating international trade disputes. A State Council document published earlier this week signals China's systematic effort to strengthen trade rule compliance and more proactive risk management.

Canada has requested WTO consultations on China's recent antidiscrimination investigation, under which China imposed tariffs in response to Canadian tariffs on EVs and steel/aluminum that had been imposed last September.

Today, China's State Council published new rules on implementing the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, expanding Beijing’s legal toolkit to counter perceived foreign government actions and litigation amid rising geopolitical tensions.

A petition alleging that imported chassis from Mexico and Thailand have been subsidized and are causing injury to a U.S. industry is the latest U.S. CVD case to cite Chinese "transnational subsidies."

Last week, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced an investigation into the U.S. operations of "CCP-aligned businesses whose equipment or services the FCC previously placed on its Covered List."

Japan and China have taken steps towards resolving trade disputes and improving economic cooperation during the China-Japan High Level Dialogue held on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), along with Reps. Thomas Tiffany (R-WI) and Andrew Ogles (R-TN), have introduced legislation that would eliminate "permanent normal trade relations" (PNTR) for China, returning to the pre-2000 annual review process, with additional human rights-related criteria added that could lower the chances of normal trade