The U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) has posted a transcript of the recent hearing it held on China's compliance with its WTO commitments.

Last week, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published a new set of rules that establish a more comprehensive framework for monitoring outbound investments and responding to discriminatory restrictions imposed by foreign entities. The new rules will take effect on December 1, 2026.

Last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) "to propose updates to the Outbound Investment Security Program (OISP) based on direction from Congress in the Comprehensive Outbound Investment Security (COINS) Act, passed as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a further suspension of the remedy in the Section 301 investigation on China's practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors, delaying implementation for two months and asking for public comments.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. With China's exports of rare earths remaining at the center of trade talks, Chinese customs data shows a mixed picture in September, as a sharp recovery in rare earth magnet shipments drove overall rare earth product exports higher, while raw

With China's exports of rare earths remaining at the center of trade talks, Chinese customs data shows a mixed picture in September, as a sharp recovery in rare earth magnet shipments drove overall rare earth product exports higher, while raw rare earth exports declined in both volume and