This past week, CTM covered in detail the outcomes of President Trump's visit to China: * CTM offered some reflections on the trip here. * China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) detailed its view of a five-point consensus reached during the visit, and later provided additional details regarding its

At the meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body today, China's first request for a panel to hear its complaint against Indian measures in the solar and IT sectors was blocked.

At a meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods yesterday, China raised concerns about tariff modifications being undertaken by the EU (and the UK), as well as two new pieces of legislation under consideration in the EU.

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 may

In reaction to recent moves by the EU and the UK to invoke the tariff schedule modification provisions in GATT Article XXVIII, China has requested technical discussions at the WTO on the proper use of this procedure.

A TV interview with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer provides additional details on his perspective of several key elements of the outcomes of President Trump's China trip, in particular the Boards of Trade and Investment, the future of U.S. tariffs, and Chinese purchase commitments for U.

Following up on President Trump's visit to China, the White House has issued a fact sheet documenting what it sees as the most important outcomes. This piece sets out the key details on trade issues, and also provides links to other CTM pieces related to the trip.