As part of a recent administrative review of a countervailing duty order on Chinese solar products, the Commerce Department considered and rejected a claim that RMB undervaluation was a countervailable subsidy, but did not make a finding requested by China that no undervaluation exists.

Two U.S. Senators have called for the Commerce Department to self-initiate anti-dumping/countervailing duty investigations on Chinese masks and medical equipment.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has found that imports of freight rail couplers from China do not cause or threaten injury to a U.S. industry, and therefore anti-dumping/countervailing duties will not be imposed on those imports.

Argentina and Uruguay recently imposed anti-dumping duties on various Chinese goods, including water heaters and metal doors.

In the midst of an inquiry into whether Chinese producers of solar products shifted production to certain Asian countries in order to avoid tariffs, the Biden administration has announced a two year pause in imposing the tariffs, along with certain actions designed to help domestic producers.

Following up on her Senate testimony yesterday, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo responded to a number of questions related to China trade issues at a House of Representatives hearing today, including on critical minerals, an anti-circumvention inquiry related to Chinese solar panels, and outbound investment screening.

At a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing today, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo responded to a number of questions related to China trade issues, including the Section 301 tariff review and an anti-circumvention inquiry related to Chinese solar panels.