As former President Trump gets closer to his return to the Oval Office, speculation has grown about his proposed 60% tariffs on Chinese imports. Simultaneously, momentum is building in Congress to revoke China's Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status. These parallel developments could potentially trigger a new round

Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has introduced the Restoring Trade Fairness Act, a bill that would revoke China’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR).

In the midst of a Section 301 investigation against Chinese practices in the shipbuilding and maritime sectors, members of Congress are pushing ahead with legislative efforts to build up the U.S. shipbuilding sector in the face of growing Chinese dominance of the industry.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would restrict the use of drones made by Chinese company Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), with a companion bill recently introduced in the Senate.

Last week, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo calling for an investigation of Chinese router maker TP-Link.

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has introduced legislation that they say will "help crack down on China’s cheating on solar products," by excluding Chinese companies that build factories in the United States from tax credits for these products.

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.