National Statecraft Journalhttps://nationalstatecraftjournal.com/Trade, tariffs and the instruments of national economic policy.en-usThu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTWashington is renewing the China truce one instrument at a time, and the tariff exclusions are not yet among themhttps://nationalstatecraftjournal.com/essays/2026/china-truce-renewed-instrument-by-instrument-exclusions-lapse-risk/https://nationalstatecraftjournal.com/essays/2026/china-truce-renewed-instrument-by-instrument-exclusions-lapse-risk/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe JournalCommerce has stayed its export-control Affiliates Rule to January 10, 2027, and USTR has proposed the same for its port fees. The 178 Section 301 product exclusions, which lapse on November 9, have had no notice at all.