In a determination issued late last night, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) set tariff rates in its Section 301 investigation of whether 60 economies prohibit imports made with forced labor. China and Hong Kong were hit with 12.5% tariffs, while Taiwan got 10%. USTR will

Today, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) published a request for comments on the proposed U.S.-China Board of Trade, which has been talked about for several months and was agreed upon by Presidents Trump and Xi during their recent meeting in China. These comments could

Last week, Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and China's Minister of Foreign Affairs, traveled to Canada to meet with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand.

As part of a broader strategy related to developing critical mineral resources, the Australian government has forced several Chinese investors out of a rare earth mining project, and at the same time is pushing ahead with similar projects financed by Western-allied governments.

Earlier this year, Australia initiated a safeguards investigation on fabricated structural steel ("FSS"), with Chinese products as one of the main sources of imports.

A WTO panel has been composed to hear China's complaint concerning "certain measures maintained by India that affect trade in the automotive and renewable energy technology sectors."

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. Following a high-stakes summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin. The back-to-back summits underscore China's delicate balancing act. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) revised its control list of chemical