The Japanese government will meet with local governments, businesses and industry groups in the Chubu, Kinki and Kyushu-Okinawa regions later this month to discuss U.S. tariffs and the outcome of the trade deal reached between the two countries last month (see 2508080013). Business officials and organizations during these meetings “will hear about the impact of the U.S. tariff measures and how to respond to them, and will also exchange opinions on how to use the U.S. tariffs as an opportunity to create success stories,” Japan’s trade ministry said, according to an unofficial translation. The country plans to speak about the tariffs with local governments and businesses in other regions in September.
China this week extended its countervailing duty investigation on imported dairy from the EU "in view of the complexity of this case," the country's Ministry of Commerce said, according to an unofficial translation. The ministry opened the probe last year (see 2408210025) and had hoped to complete it by August, but it's now extending the investigation through February. The EU filed a dispute consultation request on the CVD probe at the World Trade Organization (see 2409250010).
China is launching an expiry review of antidumping duties on single-mode optical fibers imported from India, the Ministry of Commerce said this week, according to an unofficial translation. China said it's maintaining existing duties during the review, which range from 7.4% to 30.6%. The country is accepting public comments for 20 days from Aug. 13 and expects to complete the review within one year.
Japan opened an antidumping duty investigation on hot-dipped galvanized steel coil, sheet and strip from South Korea and China, the ministries of Finance, and Economy, Trade and Industry jointly announced Aug. 13. The investigation will conclude within one year and will look at whether imports of the subject merchandise from South Korea and China injure the Japanese market.
China will impose a preliminary 75.8% antidumping duty on imports of Canadian canola seed effective Aug. 14, the Ministry of Commerce said, according to an unofficial translation. The ministry said its investigation revealed that China's domestic rapeseed industry "suffered substantial damage" from dumped Canadian rapeseed exports.
China said it will continue to suspend retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., as well as its addition of dozens of U.S. companies to the country’s unreliable entity list, after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would be delaying reciprocal tariffs against Beijing for 90 days.
Beijing pushed back on the notion that the U.S. is considering secondary tariffs against China for purchasing Russian oil, saying it has a right to buy Russian energy.
The Trump administration is doubling down on efforts to promote exports of AI technologies to close trading partners, especially those in Asia, a senior White House official said last week at a meeting of ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation member states.
China this week extended its safeguard investigation on imported beef "in view of the complexity of this case," the country's Ministry of Commerce said, according to an unofficial translation. The ministry opened the probe in December (see 2412300027) and had hoped to complete it by August, but it's now extending the investigation through Nov. 26.
A former employee of Tokyo Electron, a leading semiconductor manufacturing equipment company, was involved in the recent theft of trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Tokyo Electron said Aug. 7.