USTR outlines plans for new Section 301 probe of China’s phase-one commitments

China “appears” to have fallen far short of its commitments to the U.S. under a phase-one trade deal struck during the first Trump administration, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on Friday, outlining its plans for a new probe into those commitments that could lead to new tariffs or other remedies. In a Federal Register notice slated to be published soon, USTR says its investigation – under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 – will focus...