US Natural Gas Futures Trading Halted, Affecting Metals Contracts in Major Market Disruption

U.S. Company Files 337 Investigation Petition Against TOPCon Solar Products February 28, Ministry of Commerce Announcement On February 24, 2026, U.S.-based First Solar, Inc. filed a petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The petition alleges that: Certain TOPCon solar cells, modules, panels, components thereof, and downstream products containing these items;

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade to Organize Delegation of Chinese Entrepreneurs to Visit U.S. February 28, Xinhua News Agency From the February routine press conference of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), it was announced that CCPIT will organize a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs to visit the United States at an appropriate time. The visit aims to: Deepen province-state level economic cooperation between the two countries; Facilitate targeted collaboration between enterprises in investment, trade, technology, and other fields.

On February 28, the Annual Conference on Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Standardization (HEIS) was held in Beijing. As the inaugural conference since the establishment of the Technical Committee for Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Standardization under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in December 2025, the event brought together government representatives, enterprises, research institutions, and investors to discuss industrial standardization.