When asked whether the Canadian government would follow the U.S. lead and impose tariffs on EV imports from China, Canada's Industry Minister suggested in general terms that it was aligned with the U.S., without making a clear commitment on the tariffs.

On May 19, China's Ministry of Commerce started an anti-dumping investigation on polyoxymethylene, generally referred to as POM, copolymers from the United States, the European Union, Taiwan and Japan, after the domestic petitioners argued the plastics were being dumped into the Chinese market at a margin of up

At a Senate budget hearing last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo discussed how to negotiate with the Chinese government on trade, tariff evasion through Chinese production in third countries, and data gathered by Chinese connected vehicles.

Last week, the U.S. Commerce Department initiated anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on silicon photovoltaic cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, with a focus on Chinese-headquartered companies that are producing in those countries.

A recent social media post tied to Chinese state media warned against EU actions against Chinese subsidies, stating that "China actually has sufficient countermeasures."

In an opinion issued last week, Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concluded that the European Commission's treatment of cross-border subsidies in anti-subsidy investigations was consistent with EU law.

Last week, a U.S. Senator called for additional tariffs on Chinese automobiles, and members of Congress introduced legislation that would impose tariffs on Chinese drones.