In China, the dictatorship marches on. The US president and House prepare countermeasures to secure critical supply chains, but the administration is still harrying allies including Canada, the EU, Vietnam, Mexico, and the WTO. The weekly trade report with L.C. Chinese Communist Party Secretary-General Xi Jinping is promoting even greater Chinese Communist Party (CCP) control […]
Thousands of companies join Section 301 court challenge
The administration faces court challenges over its Section 301 tariffs, its ban on WeChat, and its ever-changing TikTok deals. The House meanwhile passed two bills banning trade with Chinese entities employing Uighur or other forced labor and another renewing Caribbean Preferences. The weekly trade report with LC The court case filed on September 10th by […]
Administration trade setbacks
In the past seven to ten days, President Trump’s Section 301 tariffs on China, his aluminum tariff on Canada, his Commerce Department’s treatment of US importers, and his personal involvement in the TikTok sale have all generated trade setbacks or criticism. The weekly trade report with L.C. Here’s a round-up of administration trade setbacks: China […]
In lumber dispute, WTO sides with Canada
This week’s report with trade correspondent L.C. covers US trade developments with Canada (lumber), Vietnam (tires), Brazil (steel), and Taiwan (FTA); the Republican convention; and Japan-Australia-India talks for “supply chain resilience” A WTO dispute settlement panel has found that the US erred in determining that Canadian softwood lumber was unfairly subsidized and that it therefore […]
EU seeks WTO Airbus-Boeing settlement
If the US and EU can settle their 16-year-old Airbus-Boeing quarrel, they’re in agreement on a number of other issues, such as renewing a WTO moratorium on digital duties and protecting fisheries. The weekly trade report with L.C. The EU is trying an end the 16-year-old US-EU dispute over aircraft subsidies and remove the WTO-authorized […]
