Yesterday, the Trump administration posted notices indicating that it would be proceeding with national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 related to imports of semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment and of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients.

In a significant scaling back of its "reciprocal tariffs," the Trump administration has exempted key electronics products such as smartphones and semiconductors from these tariffs, although U.S. officials also made clear that tariffs on these products were coming soon through a different statutory process.

In another escalation of the trade war, President Trump has raised tariffs on Chinese imports again, with the current additional tariff rate on covered Chinese imports at 104% as of April 9.

A public interest law firm has filed the first lawsuit against the Trump administration's recent tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), targeting the tariffs imposed in February and March on Chinese imports.

A summary of the trade policy reports requested by President Trump back in January identifies several key China trade issues that his administration will focus on: The Phase One deal; the Section 301 investigation carried out during Trump's first term; new Section 301 investigations; Permanent Normal Trade Relations;

Yesterday, the Trump administration initiated a broad trade war with the entire world, imposing a baseline 10% tariff on all countries, with a higher level on countries it deemed to have higher tariffs and non-tariff barriers. The additional tariff imposed on Chinse imports will be 34%. The administration also eliminated

President Trump's latest round of tariffs is being imposed on auto imports. While the main impact will be on other countries, some Chinese products will also be affected.