USTR extends suspension of tighter China trade measures
( November 9, 2026, 15:30 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Office of the US Trade Representative has extended for two months a suspension on rules imposing tighter trade measures on China, consistent with an agreement reached between Washington and Beijing in September to extend a fragile trade truce through January. USTR extended until Jan. 9 exclusions for China under a Section 301 case on technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation and suspended another 301 case until Jan. 9 that imposed port fees on Chinese-built, owned or operated ships.See attached files....
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