This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China: * Trade data update * Limits on movie imports from U.S. * New trade negotiator appointment  * Microsoft scales back business In the U.S.: * Remedy in Section 301 investigation on shipbuilding * Update on reciprocal tariffs * New Section 232 investigations * New bill on

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.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced that it would be conducting a national security investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 related to imports of critical minerals and their derivative products.

Recent developments related to the deal to sell two key Panamanian ports to an American private equity company have added new complications and complexity to the situation, leading to uncertainty as to the ultimate outcome.

Yesterday, the Trump administration posted notices indicating that it would be proceeding with national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 related to imports of semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment and of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients.

In a significant scaling back of its "reciprocal tariffs," the Trump administration has exempted key electronics products such as smartphones and semiconductors from these tariffs, although U.S. officials also made clear that tariffs on these products were coming soon through a different statutory process.

Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) has introduced a bill to strengthen existing regulatory restrictions on the sale of Chinese connected vehicles in the United States.