CTM Weekly Newsletter

Simon Lester -

This past week, CTM covered the following issues.

In China:

  • MOFCOM’s trade remedy measures on Taiwanese plastics and U.S. chemicals
  • The 6th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries
  • Updated export control rules on precursor chemicals

In North America:

  • Event on U.S. Section 301 shipbuilding investigation
  • USTR Special 301 report on IP protection
  • USTR Tai comments on China trade issues
  • Mexico’s trade restrictions on Chinese steel

In Europe:

  • European Commission’s first International Procurement Instrument investigation on Chinese procurement market for medical devices
  • More details on the Foreign Subsidies Regulation investigation related to a Romanian solar project
  • EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis comments on China trade issues
  • UK Prime Minister speech on economic security

At the WTO:

  • Committee meeting discusses EU anti-subsidy investigation on Chinese EVs and U.S. semiconductor subsidies