Biden Admin Says Chinese Solar Companies Have Been Dodging Tariffs
The Department of Commerce (DOC) determined Friday that five Chinese solar panel companies have been dodging U.S. tariffs by directing their operations through other Asian countries not subject to the…
U.S. lauds Mexico for new tariffs on steel from third countries
“The United States welcomes Mexico’s efforts to address global non-market excess capacity in the steel sector,” USTR spokesperson Sam Michel said in a statement. Mexico earlier this week announced it…
U.S. Sets Tariffs on Food-Can Metal From 3 Nations
The Biden administration announced plans to impose new tariffs on can-making metal imported from China, Germany and Canada. Chinese products would be subject to a levy of 122.52%. That rate…
LILLEY: Joly says Canada is planning for Trump. What about Biden?
While the Trudeau Liberals are trying to play up the spectre of Donald Trump now, the former U.S. president was no worse for Canada’s cross-border trade than the current occupant…
High Costs Won’t Deter Germany From Removing Huawei Parts
Germany Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said she won’t be deterred by the high cost of removing Chinese components from the country’s 5G telecommunications network if it’s in the best interests…
Americans back tariffs, military prep against China -Reuters/Ipsos poll
Some 66% of respondents said they were more likely to back a candidate in the 2024 presidential election who “supports additional tariffs on Chinese imports.” Bipartisan majorities of Americans favor…
WTO finds China acted ‘inconsistently’ by imposing additional duties on certain US imports
The dispute dates to 2018 when then-US President Donald Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imported from a number of countries,…
Lawmakers push for progress on produce advisory panel, USTR says it’s coming
Senator Marco Rubio last September led a group of Florida lawmakers to push USTR to open a Section 301 investigation into seasonal produce imported from Mexico, alleging the U.S.’ southern…
Biden Limits US Investment In Key Chinese Tech Sectors
The US already limits exports of some sensitive technologies to China, and the order “would prevent U.S. investments from helping accelerate the indigenization of these technologies” in what it called…
“Staggering”: EU Startled By EU-Chinese Goods Deficit
Following the lead of the United States, the EU has moved to buttress its economy against over-dependence on the Chinese market with legislative measures rushed through the European Parliament to…