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China fines Monte-Bianco for rare-earth export breach days after controls take effect May 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

Chinese super-hard materials producer Monte-Bianco was fined 910,000 yuan for exporting dysprosium-containing permanent magnets without the required license, only six days after China imposed export controls o... (more story)

Carney says Canada is 'part of the solution' amid USMCA tensions May 28, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his country remains “part of the solution” for the US in the bid to restructure global trade relations, offering more conciliatory remarks amid frozen relation... (more story)

US rubber accelerant producer calls for antidumping duties on Chinese imports May 28, 2026 | Zack Budryk

Representatives of US industry called for the imposition of countervailing and antidumping duties for Chinese N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide (CBS) before the US International Trade Commission in a pre... (more story)

EU ministers voice support for industrial legislation ahead of talks over China May 28, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

EU industry ministers have voiced support for the European Commission’s Industrial Accelerator Act while signaling there is much work to do to find a consensus on the scope and implementation of the draft law.... (more story)

JD.com’s Ceconomy takeover draws in-depth EU probe over Chinese subsidy concerns May 28, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s takeover of electronics retailer Ceconomy has drawn an in-depth investigation from EU regulators over concerns that the company may have received state subsidies that could di... (more story)

EU dumping probe into Chinese wood flooring reopens (update*) May 28, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

The European Commission on Thursday announced that it is restarting a dumping investigation regarding imports of multilayered wood flooring from China. The decision comes after a request made by the European P... (more story)

US industry, experts warn against growing Chinese biotech industry May 27, 2026 | Bradley Dress

A round of US industry witnesses and independent biotechnology experts on Wednesday warned that China’s growing life sciences and medical economy is threatening domestic manufacturers and national security. 

US trade court rebukes government on jurisdiction in golf cart evasion case May 26, 2026 | Zack Budryk

The US Court of International Trade on Tuesday denied the federal government’s motion to dismiss a complaint from ICON EV alleging Fifth Amendment violations, citing lack of jurisdiction.

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New head of EU trade department inherits China challenge May 29, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Ditte Juul Jørgensen will take over as the European Commission's director-general for trade on Monday, inheriting a growing agenda that includes responding to China's industrial overcapacity, addressing mounti... (more story)

EU probe of JD.com-Ceconomy is first test of Chinese M&A distortion May 29, 2026 | Lewis Crofts, Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

JD.com is the first company to test the EU’s long-held concern that Chinese state influence is distorting dealmaking on European soil. But enforcers face a complicated task, unpicking the alchemy of deal valua... (more story)

How far will Brussels go to shield EU industry from Chinese overcapacity? May 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

As the European Commission weighs measures to counter Chinese overcapacity and reduce strategic dependencies, the question is how far Brussels is willing to go. Divisions among member states and Europe’s conti... (more story)

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)