Business & Economics
US Opens Section 301 Excess-Capacity Probe Against 16 Economies, China Pushes Back
On 12 March 2026, the U.S. Trade Representative triggered dual Section 301 investigations—one on “structural excess capacity” covering 16 partners and another on forced-labour supply chains affecting about 60 countries—provoking an immediate and coordinated rejection from Beijing ahead of their sixth-round trade talks.