In an article published in Foreign Affairs, former U.S. Trade Rep. Mike Froman, who served in that role during the Obama administration and is now the President of the Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank, made an argument for the United States to lead a coalition to pressure

Yesterday, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) concluded the preliminary investigation on the dumping of pecans from Mexico and the United States, setting anti-dumping duties as high as 54.3% and clearing the way for provisional anti-dumping measures beginning today.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer gave a brief overview of his view of the current trade situation with rare earths, as well as a preview of the planned meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi in September.

As part of the process for setting up a mechanism to oversee U.S.-China trade, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) has received hundreds of comments from interested parties.

Following a burst of high-level diplomacy, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) offered comments on the new bilateral trade consultation mechanisms with the EU and Germany, an export-boosting campaign in the UK, and advancing two-way agricultural trade targets with the U.S.

New legislation introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate would establish an oversight body to scrutinize any Chinese investment made pursuant to a proposed U.S.-China Board of Investment.

Recent reports reveal the massive impact of trade friction with Beijing, showing an overall squeeze that has battered U.S. firms. The fallout inflicted a $14.9 billion blow on U.S. farm exports, while leaving nearly three-quarters of U.S. firms grappling with tariff headwinds.