EU Officials Talk China-EU Trade Relations
At the Brussels Economic Security Forum today, European Commission officials and other experts offered comments and perspectives on EU-China economic relations and China's participation in the WTO.
China's Rare Earth Controls: April Data Shows Drop in U.S. Shipments, But Overall Global Stability
The implementation of China's export controls on rare earths in early April has increased trade tensions with the United States. During the first month of these new restrictions, customs data reveals a 16.3% contraction in rare earth exports to the U.S., while China's overall
U.S. Senator Urges Investigation of Chinese Autonomous Truck Company
Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has written a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi pushing the Department of Justice to investigate TuSimple Holdings Inc., a Chinese-linked autonomous trucking company located in California, "for potential violations of U.S. export controls, unauthorized transfers of sensitive technology to the People’
Beijing Calls for Stronger WTO Role Amid Global Trade Tensions in Meeting with WTO DG
During a meeting with WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday, China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao called for the World Trade Organization to strengthen its oversight of unilateral tariffs and accelerate reforms.
Deputy USTR Nominee Testifies at Confirmation Hearing
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing today to consider the nomination of Joseph Barloon to be the Deputy United States Trade Representative in Geneva and the U.S. Ambassador to the WTO, with questions about the Trump administration's approach to China in the WTO as one issue
China-EU Tensions Heat Up Over Medical Device Trade
The Chinese government has slammed the EU-proposed measures to restrict the market access of Chinese medical device producers in the EU as "discriminatory" and "unilateral." This marks a new front in the EU-China trade conflict, affecting an industry with approximately $20 billion annual trade.
EU Members Approve Penalties in Response to Chinese Medical Device Procurement Restrictions
Based on an investigation by the European Commission, EU member states have approved punitive measures, in the form of restrictions on access by Chinese medical device makers to the EU procurement market, in response to Chinese limits on procurement opportunities for EU medical device producers.