Following a new U.S. investigation on copper imports, China warned of retaliation against potential U.S. tariffs. However, trade data suggests that China may not be the most impacted nation if new duties are imposed, and the references to China in the White House announcement may be exaggerating China&

Yesterday, President Donald Trump directed the Secretary of Commerce to initiate a Section 232 investigation of copper imports, involving a review of whether these imports threaten to impair national security.

At a U.S. House of Representatives hearing yesterday, members of Congress asked Biden administration officials about a range of issues related to economic relations with China: export licenses granted by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); China's economic coercion; MFN treatment for