In its written submission in the Chinese complaint against its Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) subsidies, the U.S. has argued that there is no violation of the WTO SCM Agreement, and also that the public morals and security exceptions provide a justification for its measures.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * State Council rules on implementing the anti-sanctions law * New IP related rules on retaliation and engagement * New trade policy compliance guidelines * Expiry review of antidumping duties on Japanese chemicals * Updates on beef safeguard investigation * Summary of China-Japan dialogue In the

President Trump's latest round of tariffs is being imposed on auto imports. While the main impact will be on other countries, some Chinese products will also be affected.

With its latest batch of additions to the Entity List, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has tried to clamp down further on the access of Chinese companies to American semiconductors and other high-tech products.

Canada has requested WTO consultations on China's recent antidiscrimination investigation, under which China imposed tariffs in response to Canadian tariffs on EVs and steel/aluminum that had been imposed last September.

A petition alleging that imported chassis from Mexico and Thailand have been subsidized and are causing injury to a U.S. industry is the latest U.S. CVD case to cite Chinese "transnational subsidies."

Last week, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced an investigation into the U.S. operations of "CCP-aligned businesses whose equipment or services the FCC previously placed on its Covered List."