Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its Special 301 report "on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights," repeating many of its long-standing complaints about Chinese policies and practices in this area.

Yesterday, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) announced a remedy related to shipping fees in the Section 301 investigation on China's practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors, with an additional component for tariffs on ship-to-shore cranes still to be decided.

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.

Yesterday, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office issued its 2025 report on foreign trade barriers, with a detailed section criticizing various Chinese laws and regulations.

As part of the remedies phase of its Section 301 investigation on maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) held a hearing to gather input from interested parties on the remedies it is considering in the case.

The Biden administration started a Section 301 investigation on China's policies and practices in the semiconductor industry, and the Trump administration is continuing it, with a likelihood of a determination that will lead to an additional basis for tariffs or other penalties on China.

Today, the U.S. Trade Representative delivered President Trump’s 2025 Trade Policy Agenda, 2024 Annual Report, and World Trade Organization at Thirty report to Congress, offering a number of comments on U.S. trade relations with China and U.S. views of China in the WTO.