China’s dominance in the maritime industry is “unreasonable” and “restricts U.S. commerce,” the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said on Jan. 16 following months of investigation.
The USTR, which launched the investigation in April last year in response to a petition filed by a group of labor unions, said China’s targeted dominance of the global shipbuilding, maritime, and logistics sectors is “actionable” under U.S. trade law.