At a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, a Republican Senator and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed the general outlook for China-U.S. trade relations and negotiations, as well as the specific issue of fentanyl and how the Chinese government should deal with it.

A day after co-leading the Trump administration's negotiations in London with Chinese trade officials, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, and several issues related to the China negotiations and China trade relations in general came up.

Following up on an April 8 Congressional hearing on the U.S. trade policy agenda, several U.S. Senators have asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer some specific questions about trade policies relating to China, including responses to China's Made in 2025 program, potential costs to U.

During a U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing yesterday, at which Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was testifying, Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) raised the issue of legislation on Chinese outbound investment restrictions, and discussed with Bessent how Congress and the administration could work together on this.

At a Senate Finance Committee hearing today on the U.S. trade policy agenda, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer made clear that the Trump administration would look to enforce the Phase One deal signed during Trump's first term.

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a nomination hearing today for several Trump administration officials, including the nomination of Jeffrey Kessler for Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. If confirmed, Kessler will play a key role in a number of policy areas affecting trade

At a House Ways and Means trade subcommittee hearing today on "American Trade Enforcement Priorities," former Trump and Biden administration officials who testified both criticized China's non-market practices, but focused on different approaches to addressing them.