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.

The two Congressional leaders of the House Select Committee on China, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Ro Khanna (D-CA), have introduced legislation that would create tax credits to support American magnet production and a domestic magnet supply chain, with a goal of reducing dependence on China

The EU is moving forward with new rules on steel to protect the EU market from "global overcapacity," a move likely to exacerbate trade tensions with China in the process.

In the context of China-U.S. trade relations, unilateral U.S. moves are often met with a retaliatory response from China, and U.S. agricultural exports are a key target. A new piece of legislation introduced in the Senate tries to address this, but given certain market realities, it

In advance of President Trump's trip to China this week, U.S. lawmakers are continuing to ratchet up political pressure against allowing the sale of Chinese automobiles in the U.S. They are also moving to restrict Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland.

Recent U.S. trade agreements negotiated by the Trump administration (although not yet in force in many countries), contain language requiring partners to align their export controls with the U.S., but questions remain regarding implementation. New bipartisan proposals in Congress would significantly widen the legal reach of U.S.

The EU is moving forward with an industrial policy plan that uses discriminatory procurement policies to promote manufacturing in the EU, with Chinese producers and policies as the main target.