China Commerce Minister Protests US Probes Ahead of Trump Visit

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao raised “serious concerns” with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer over new trade investigations, even as both sides signal a desire to stabilize relations before an expected presidential summit.

In a meeting Thursday in Cameroon, Wang challenged Section 301 probes into China’s industrial overcapacity and alleged failure to ban forced-labor products, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement. These investigations are part of President Donald Trump’s revived tariff strategy following a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated previous duties.