U.S. Deploys Section 301 Probes to Bend China Ahead of Xi-Trump Summit
TL;DR
With a high-stakes Beijing summit approaching, the United States launches sweeping Section 301 probes aimed at alleged Chinese unfair trade practices, tightening leverage as China’s exports stay strong; analysts expect limited breakthroughs and a focus on agricultural purchases and export controls as negotiations proceed within a fragile trade truce.
- Trump raises the stakes on China with Section 301 trade probe, weeks before Beijing summit CNBC
- White House takes first step toward permanent fix for illegal tariffs The Washington Post
- Trump Targets Major Trading Partners With New Investigation The New York Times
- Trump launches the next phase of his trade war with new investigations of key partners NBC News
- US launches probe into trading partners including the EU, China and India BBC
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