As the adjusted U.S. Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum took effect today, many countries responded with their own tariffs. Beijing also criticized U.S. tariffs, and denounced the Section 232 tariffs and other tariffs as "unilateral and protectionist actions" disguised as national security measures, but

China's state media reported that the Chinese government summoned U.S. retail giant Walmart for a meeting earlier this week, over reports that it had pressured Chinese suppliers to lower prices to offset the impact of U.S. tariffs.

Last week, the leaders of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and the heads of several other agencies, urging them to take additional action, including a self-initiated Section 301 investigation, against China's transshipment schemes to circumvent

China has filed a request for consultations with Canada at the WTO related to Canada's potential tariffs on batteries and battery parts, semiconductors, solar products, and critical minerals, adding to its existing WTO dispute on Canadian tariffs on Chinese imports.

The "de minimis" exemption as applied to Chinese goods has gone through some turmoil over the past month with various actions taken by the Trump administration. At the same time, members of Congress are now pushing the issue as well.

In a ruling last week, a U.S. district court judge found several Chinese entities, including the central government and the Communist Party of China, liable for $24 billion in damages due to actions related to the spread of Covid-19.

At last week's press conference, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi provided a comprehensive overview of China's foreign policy stance, addressing key issues in international relations, particularly on China-U.S. relations, China-Africa cooperation, and China-EU partnerships. He also emphasized China's broader foreign policy objectives, including