The New York Times is reporting today that the Trump administration is likely to begin a Section 301 investigation to evaluate China's compliance with its obligations under the 2020 Phase One trade deal. In the report, the Times says that "[t]he Trump administration is preparing to

In a new piece, Tobias Gehrke and Janka Oertel of the European Council on Foreign Relations set out a number of ways the EU could escalate the ongoing trade conflict with China, in order to ultimately negotiate its way to a "landing zone."

The European response to the recently announced expansion of Chinese rare earth export controls has been careful and measured, but it is clear that EU officials are concerned, and they are considering tough retaliatory measures.

Drone-maker DJI has filed an appeal against a lower court ruling that found a U.S. Department of Defense designation of it as a "Chinese Military Company" to be permissible under a U.S. statute.

Last week, China filed its first ever WTO complaint against India, targeting subsidies in the battery and auto sectors.

The Trump administration has followed through on another set of "national security" tariffs, imposing 25% tariffs on imported trucks and truck parts, and 10% tariffs on imported buses.

This past week, CTM reported on a number of developments related to Chinese export controls. On October 9, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) expanded its export control list by adding the following items: * Five new rare earth elements * Rare earth production equipment and raw materials * Rare earth extraction, processing, magnet