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In Trade

Commerce opens AD/CVD probes into solar imports from Southeast Asia 
By Margaret Spiegelman

The Commerce Department on Wednesday announced it was opening investigations requested by a coalition of domestic producers into solar imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand, which the petitioners claim are threatening investments enabled by the Inflation Reduction Act. 

Bipartisan Senate group calls for framework to safeguard AI exports
By Oliver Ward

A bipartisan working group of senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is urging congressional committees to develop a framework to determine when artificial intelligence systems should face export controls, among other policy recommendations, in a report published Wednesday.

WTO dispute settlement reform facilitator calls for ‘experts’ to aid talks
By Hannah Monicken

The newly appointed facilitator for World Trade Organization dispute settlement reform talks is asking delegations to nominate “experts” to help advance the technical work in the negotiations, which will pick up again later this month with parallel technical and heads-of-delegation tracks.

Rubio to Biden: Don’t stop at tariffs on EVs – target all autos from China
By Dan Dupont

President Biden’s “half-baked” decision to quadruple tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles doesn’t go nearly far enough, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) charged this week, urging action to stem the flow of all autos from China and close a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement “back-door loophole.”

Witnesses: Rebuilding U.S. manufacturing key to supply chain resilience
By Hannah Monicken

ST. PAUL, MN -- Facilitating and rebuilding domestic manufacturing, including efforts to combat unfair Chinese trade practices, are key to supply chain resilience, witnesses said at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s hearing here on Tuesday, arguing that nearshoring, while beneficial, cannot be a substitute for U.S. industrial capacity.

USTR proposes Section 301 exclusions for solar machinery, more funding for CBP
By Oliver Ward

Following its review of Section 301 tariffs applied to U.S. imports of Chinese goods, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has recommended exempting an array of solar manufacturing equipment from the duties and standing up an exclusion process that targets machinery used for domestic manufacturing, according to its final report.

  • U.S., Australia: India is subsidizing sugarcane beyond WTO limits

    India has been subsidizing sugarcane production “vastly” beyond World Trade Organization limits in recent years, the U.S. and Australia argued this week, saying they “seek further clarification” from New Delhi about its support for sugarcane.

  • WTO group proposes decision-making by ‘responsible consensus’

    A group of World Trade Organization members is pushing for what it terms “responsible consensus” in decision-making, a call that comes after a few countries held up deals on agriculture and fisheries subsidies, among other issues, at the 13th ministerial conference earlier this year.

  • USTR still ‘confident’ in RRM despite ‘disappointing’ first panel report

    The Biden administration “remains steadfastly committed” to using tools under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to address labor issues stemming from a long-running dispute at a mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, despite an adverse panel ruling under the agreement’s novel rapid-response mechanism, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on Monday.

  • U.S. lawmakers continue to press for action on Mexican port shutdown

    Four senators this week warned the Mexican government that they will consider “all available remedies” if the country does not reverse course on what they say are unlawful actions against a U.S.-owned port and quarry facility that could undermine trade relations.