In a memorandum to agency heads issued yesterday, President Trump laid out a number of objectives and specific actions related to his trade policy, including many that target China.

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 late December, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office started an investigation into Chinese policies and practices that it said were designed to "dominate domestic and global markets in the semiconductor industry," focusing on foundational semiconductors and silicon carbide substrates (or other wafers used as inputs

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office announced this week that a Section 301 petition related to China's "acts, policies, and practices related to its exports of illicit fentanyl to the United States" had been withdrawn.

Last week, a group focused on the harms of fentanyl filed a Section 301 petition with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), arguing that China's "acts, policies, and practices" in this area harm U.S. commerce, and requesting a range of tariffs and

At a recent WTO meeting, China brought up Türkiye's tariffs on Chinese passenger vehicles and new U.S. actions under Section 301.

At a Congressional hearing yesterday, members of Congress discussed concerns with Chinese practices in the semiconductors, shipbuilding, and drone industries.