In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Commerce has made preliminary anti-dumping / countervailing duty (AD/CVD) determinations on van-type trailers and subassemblies from China.

This past week, CTM covered the following issues. China’s new Provisions on the Protection of Trade Secrets, effective this month, mark a major overhaul of the administrative trade secret regime, by expanding protections to include algorithms, source code, and "failed" experimental data, and asserting new extraterritorial powers.

China’s Jingye Steel has formally triggered international investment treaty proceedings against the UK government, demanding "timely, adequate, and effective compensation" following London's moves to strip the Chinese firm's ownership and fully nationalize British Steel.

The two Congressional leaders of the House Select Committee on China, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Ro Khanna (D-CA), have introduced legislation that would create tax credits to support American magnet production and a domestic magnet supply chain, with a goal of reducing dependence on China

Recent reports reveal the massive impact of trade friction with Beijing, showing an overall squeeze that has battered U.S. firms. The fallout inflicted a $14.9 billion blow on U.S. farm exports, while leaving nearly three-quarters of U.S. firms grappling with tariff headwinds.

In a submission as part of the remedy phase of a U.S. safeguards investigation into imports of quartz surface products, the Chinese government argued for exclusion of Chinese products from any remedy.

U.S. lawmakers are intensifying pressure on the Trump administration to reimpose Section 301 port fees on Chinese vessels, warning that the current suspension compromises American security.