Last week, the Dutch government updated its export control rules governing advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. This decision expands the scope of the national export control measures first introduced in 2023.

China's Ministry of Commerce has signaled potential expansion of its export controls on strategic resources, a move that could escalate tensions in the ongoing tech trade war.

In a letter to Chinese Ambassador Li Chenggang, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and Ambassador María Pagán asked about opening the WTO panel meeting to the public and making its written submissions available in the WTO dispute on the Inflation Reduction Act EV subsidies.

China is pushing forward with a WTO complaint against Türkiye's duties on EVs and other autos, requesting that a WTO panel adjudicate the matter.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: In China:  * Trade remedy investigations and measures * New additions to the Unreliable Entity List In the U.S.: * Confirmation hearings of Scott Bessent, nominee for Secretary of Treasury, and Marco Rubio, nominee for Secretary of State * Final rule on sales of Chinese

Yesterday, the U.S. Trade Representative issued findings in the Section 301 investigation of China's targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors "for dominance," concluding that China's "targeted dominance in these sectors is unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce, and

In their confirmation hearings, investor Scott Bessent, the nominee for Secretary of Treasury, and former Florida Senator Marco Rubio, the nominee for Secretary of State, offered a number of remarks relating to economic relations with China.