At an event on the U.S. Section 301 investigation into Chinese practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sector, a number of trade policy experts weighed in on various aspects of the case.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) voiced "firm opposition" against a new Section 301 investigation on Chinese shipbuilding and other sectors, and also against President Biden's calls for raising tariffs on Chinese metal imports, labelling them a violation of international trade rules and vowing to take

At a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. trade policy today, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai was asked about several China related trade issues: The Section 301 investigation on shipbuilding/maritime issues and use of Section 301 more generally; the review of the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) announced today that it has initiated an investigation into Chinese practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors.

Last week, several Democratic Senators weighed in on a recently filed Section 301 petition, calling on the Biden Administration "to investigate China’s unfair trade practices in commercial shipbuilding that undermine American workers and jeopardize our national security."

A group of U.S. unions has filed a Section 301 petition with the U.S. Trade Representative's Office, accusing China of unfair trade practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sector.

Although U.S. imports of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) are practically non-existent right now, several members of Congress who focus on China issues are pushing the Biden administration to take action that they believe would help keep these EVs out of the market in the future. Their proposed method of