Trade War

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative report on notorious markets for counterfeit and pirated goods found that China continued to lead the world in goods seized by CBP.

Russia and China have spent years building stronger economic ties, including a $55 billion gas pipeline and Russia’s increased usage of China’s yuan.

Japan and the Netherlands are particularly dominant in a manufacturing process called lithography: using light to print tiny circuits on silicon wafers.

The U.S. and Taiwan are holding the first formal negotiations toward a trade agreement between the two countries that has drawn the ire of the Chinese government.

A report by the Rhodium Group estimates that a blockade of Taiwan by China could cause a "catastrophic" disruption of more than $2 trillion in global economic activity.

A former employee of General Electric Power was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to steal GE's trade secrets on behalf of the Chinese government.

The EU puts legislation in place to counter the Inflation Reduction Act's subsidies; marks the beginning of a potential trade war with both the US and China.

Tariffs on baby formula are set to resume in the new year, despite supply chain issues and some still empty shelves.

China filed a dispute at the World Trade Organization against the U.S. over export controls on advanced semiconductors and computer chips.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D. Calif.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R. Fla.) are working to reduce supply chain by putting the Government in control of organizing the economy.

The WTO's rejection of former President Trump's tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel has prompted pushback from the Biden administration and the U.S. steel industry.

The Inflation Reduction Act has riled European and Asian partners, who worry it violates principles of free trade agreed to under the World Trade Organization

China's commerce ministry criticized the U.S. government's ban on new sales of telecom equipment by five Chinese telecom firms due to national security risks

An intelligence officer for the Chinese government was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for committing economic espionage and attempting to steal trade secrets from GE Aviation.

Taiwan's trade talks with the U.S. and Britain sparked anger in the Chinese government.

The U.S. has been encouraging foreign tech firms to manufacture in the country and has actively supported local research, development and manufacturing after passing its CHIPS Act.

The FDPR, or foreign direct product rule, allows the U.S. to decide who can buy products made with American technology even if those products are made abroad.