At a Senate Finance Committee hearing today on the U.S. trade policy agenda, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer made clear that the Trump administration would look to enforce the Phase One deal signed during Trump's first term.

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a nomination hearing today for several Trump administration officials, including the nomination of Jeffrey Kessler for Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. If confirmed, Kessler will play a key role in a number of policy areas affecting trade

At a House Ways and Means trade subcommittee hearing today on "American Trade Enforcement Priorities," former Trump and Biden administration officials who testified both criticized China's non-market practices, but focused on different approaches to addressing them.

The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing today on "Examining the PRC’s Strategic Port Investments in the Western Hemisphere and the Implications for Homeland Security."

At a Senate confirmation hearing for Jamieson Greer, the nominee to be President Trump's U.S. Trade Representative, Senators pressed Greer on a number of issues related to China, including non-tariff barriers and subsidies, and enforcement of the Phase One trade deal.

President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, had a confirmation hearing in the Senate today, with China trade issues seeing only a limited discussion. Several Republican Senators raised issues related to tech and AI competition, with Lutnick offering a response that was tough, but light on

At a hearing yesterday, members of Congress spoke with several expert witnesses about the problems of dealing with a number of specific Chinese practices related to intellectual property, including SEP-litigation practice.