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USTR excess capacity testimony emphasizes Chinese conduct; defends Europe, Japan May 05, 2026 | Zack Budryk

Witnesses singled out the Chinese government during a hearing on the US Trade Representative’s dozens of excess structural capacity Section 301 investigations, but made scant mention of the other countries nam... (more story)

US eyes complete critical minerals shift from China, administration official says May 05, 2026 | Bradley Dress

A top US official said Tuesday the Trump administration is seeking to reshore as much of the supply chain for critical minerals back to the country as possible as Washington eyes independence from China on the resources. 

232 tariffs may make pharmaceutical onshoring more difficult, industry rep says May 05, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

The Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, along with a slew of other potential 232 tariffs, may make moving manufacturing to the US more difficult, a US pharmaceutical industry rep told MLex.

EU calls for US 'swift return' to agreed tariff terms as trade chiefs meet May 05, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič met his US counterpart Jamieson Greer on Tuesday and called for a “swift return” to 15 percent tariff terms of the EU-US trade deal provisionally struck last summer, in the wake o... (more story)

Chinese adipic acid draws definitive EU duties to counter dumping (update**) May 05, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Imports of adipic acid from China into the EU will be subject to punitive dumping duties of up to 42.3 percent at European borders, the European Commission said on Tuesday. The measures will apply from Wednesday.

EU ban on Chinese inverters driven by cybersecurity, dependency risks May 04, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

The EU’s ban on Chinese inverters in renewable-energy projects involving EU funding is driven by cybersecurity and dependency risks, a European Commission official said Monday. The commission has evidence that... (more story)

EU Commission engaging with US administration in wake of new tariff threats May 04, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

The European Commission continues its engagement with the Trump administration, including a meeting between the EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič and US trade representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday, in the wake ... (more story)

Vietnam urges US to reassess IP record after 'Priority Foreign Country' tag May 04, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the US to provide “an objective and balanced assessment" of the progress the country has made in improving intellectual property protection, in response to the U... (more story)

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US importer group pushing for change to Trump’s trade zone restrictions May 05, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones is pushing for the Trump administration to reverse course on a major change to foreign trade zones that eliminated a means to import finished goods at lower prices.

Renewed US tariff threats against EU cast shadow over trade-deal talks May 05, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello and Cynthia Kroet

Fresh US tariff threats are exposing a split in Brussels over whether to fast-track the EU-US trade deal or to include safeguards, ahead of Wednesday’s next round of political negotiations on the deal between ... (more story)

USTR's forced-labor probe mostly China focused, raising questions in broad probe May 01, 2026 | Bradley Dress and Zack Budryk

The majority of public comments in the US trade investigation into forced labor from 60 countries center on allegations against China and Southeast Asian countries, raising questions of whether an evidentiary ... (more story)

EU capitals’ initial skepticism at industrial plan means hard task for Séjourné April 30, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

The EU Industrial Accelerator Act, published in early March, is meant to boost the bloc’s economy while reducing dependencies on other regions. But EU member states' initial discussions on the proposal raised ... (more story)

First day of EU-Mercosur deal will be about predictability, not just tariffs April 30, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

After 25 years of talks, the EU-Mercosur interim trade deal will start applying provisionally on Friday. It will bring initial tariff cuts and some immediate duty-free access, but its first impact is likely to... (more story)

China's block of Meta-Manus deal underscores higher bar for cross-border tech deals April 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's landmark decision to block Meta Platforms' acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus underscores Beijing's evolving approach to evaluating cross-border technology deals, with authorities now... (more story)

JD.com to cite lack of Chinese state ties in bid to secure EU FSR approval April 27, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Chinese e-commerce titan JD.com will face down calls for an EU foreign-subsidy probe into its acquisition of European consumer electronics giant Ceconomy by pointing to how it’s a publicly traded company with ... (more story)

US push to create AI, tech supply chains faces big hurdles April 24, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The Trump administration is pushing forward with a major new initiative to create an alternative system for emerging technologies and an export program for artificial intelligence materials, but both efforts w... (more story)