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China's Wingtech launches anti-sanctions lawsuit over Dutch Nexperia intervention May 25, 2026 | MLex Staff

Chinese semiconductor company Wingtech Technology has sued Nexperia and related entities in China under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, escalating its dispute over Dutch intervention that stripped the company ... (more story)

US air compressor industry faces unfair imports, industry tells USITC May 22, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

The US air compressor industry has been shrinking steadily over the last two decades and now faces “systematic destruction” thanks to unfairly traded air compressors, industry representatives told the US Inter... (more story)

EU, Mexico upgrade trade deal amid geopolitical turbulence May 22, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

The EU and Mexico signed a revamped trade agreement on Friday, upgrading a framework in force since 2000 and adding another deal to the bloc’s recent push to diversify trade ties. The agreement, signed at a su... (more story)

Too few companies integrate geopolitical risk in business plans, EU industry chief says May 22, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

European companies are not doing enough to account for geopolitical and supply-chain risks in their business strategies, EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné warned on Friday, as Brussels prepares fresh measure... (more story)

Ireland to push self-reliance agenda when it chairs EU member states' body May 22, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe's drive for greater economic self-reliance will be on top of the agenda for Ireland, as chair of EU ministers' meetings in the second half of this year, the country's Trade Minister Helen McEntee said F... (more story)

US trade court denies Trump push for stay on Section 122 tariffs May 21, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The US Court of International Trade on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request for a stay after the federal government lost a case to impose a temporary 10 percent global tariff under Section 122 o... (more story)

EU targets simpler, less fragmented rules on raw materials recycling May 21, 2026 | Louis de Briant

The European Commission is focusing its raw materials overhaul on simplifying rules for reuse and recovery. In addition, it wants to reduce fragmentation inside the EU single market, which it says is preventin... (more story)

Member states question EU Commission powers under draft industry plan May 21, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Several EU member states are pushing back against the European Commission’s proposed powers under its flagship clean industry law, warning that Brussels would gain too much leeway to rewrite key parts of the l... (more story)

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Trump-Xi summit projects stability, but US-China challenges remain May 21, 2026 | Bradley Dress

President Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to Beijing last week projected stability to the difficult trading relationship with China but offered little else, with the fragile truce still in place and existing ... (more story)

US manufacturers look to Section 301 to supplement duty orders May 20, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

US manufacturers are hoping Section 301 tariffs will fill a perceived enforcement gap that traditional duty orders have failed to address. Witnesses at a recent government hearing on the matter included repres... (more story)

Xi, Trump sidestep chip curbs while reviving AI security talks May 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Discussion of chip export controls was notably absent from the recent Trump-Xi summit, reflecting in part Beijing’s reduced urgency to secure relief from US curbs as China accelerates its push for technologica... (more story)

Xi-Trump summit shows a rivalry being managed, not resolved May 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s question to Donald Trump about whether the US and China can escape the “Thucydides Trap” framed a summit that showed the two powers are learning to manage competition rather than... (more story)

EU exporters face headaches in recovering costs of nixed US import tariffs May 18, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Bradley Dress

European companies are exploring the recovery of costs linked to US tariffs struck down by the US Supreme Court in February. Consultancies and law firms are assessing demand for claims, MLex has learned. While... (more story)

EU negotiators poised to agree US trade deal as Trump deadline threat looms May 18, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

EU lawmakers and member states have a good chance of agreeing to greenlight the EU-US trade agreement in talks on Tuesday, overshadowed by US President Donald Trump's threat of "much higher tariffs" if the dea... (more story)

Vietnam's IP reforms no longer enough as US demands enforcement results May 18, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Vietnam’s elevation to “Priority Foreign Country” status in the US Special 301 Report suggests that legislative reforms and short-term crackdowns may no longer satisfy Washington, as the US increasingly pushes... (more story)

Global trade faces new questions as WTO digital trade moratorium lapses May 15, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The failure of World Trade Organization members this spring to agree on how to proceed with a moratorium on digital tariffs underscores increasing divisions across global trade, and it risks broadening tension... (more story)