Trade with China

For Immediate Release: January 14, 2024 Washington, D.C. — The Commerce Department on Tuesday issued a final rule restricting the import or sale of connected vehicle...

The Trump administration's confirmation hearings are coming in fast and hot ahead of the inauguration of the 47th president.

The geopolitical ramifications of China's shipbuilding supremacy are coming into sharper focus.

In related developments, several of President-elect Donald Trump's reported cabinet picks have a history of calling for tougher policy on China.

Beijing has concentrated its attention on offshore manufacturing as a means of possible tariff circumvention amid increasing global scrutiny of China's massive auto overcapacity.

An investigation by the European Commission previously found China engaged in predatory trade practices.

China's staggering vehicle overcapacity is finding new means of entering the world market.

Tariffs have insulated the U.S. industry from the worst of the damage, but a global steel crisis is already playing out.

USTR Katherine Tai said the European Union's decision to issue tariffs "demonstrates the need to confront the PRC’s non-market policies and practices."

It's a step forward in addressing the national security threat posed by autos from China, but there's a lot of work left to do.