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.

At a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last week on Strategic Competition With the PRC: Assessing U.S. Competitiveness Beyond the Indo-Pacific, one issue that came up was China's status as a developing country.