Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department issued its semiannual report to Congress on "Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States." As has been the usual practice in recent years, China was not found to be a currency manipulator, but was kept on

In a recent court filing, the Trump administration responded to a motion for an injunction filed by Chinese tech giant Alibaba on free speech grounds in a case involving the designation of Alibaba as a "Chinese Military Company" (CMC).

Two safeguards cases affecting Chinese imports and one case involving Chinese safeguard restrictions were discussed at a recent WTO meeting.

At the end of July, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its Covered List to include two new categories of devices — "advanced robotic devices" (defined as mobile robots, such as humanoids and quadrupeds) and connected power inverters – produced in foreign countries.

At the end of July, the Trump administration made significant additions to the list of entities having ties to forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Pursuant to a safeguards investigation, the Trump administration has announced a tariff-rate quota on imports of quartz products, with products transshipped from China a key target.

Canada is moving forward with a provisional safeguards tariff on wood cabinets and vanities. The tariff will not become final until an injury investigation on a broader set of wood products is completed though.