New Delhi, March 12 -- The Trump administration on Wednesday (local time) announced that it is launching trade investigations targeting China, nearly three weeks ahead of a high-stakes summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

In a press release, the US Trade Representative (USTR), Jamieson Greer, announced the "initiation of investigations regarding the acts, policies, and practices of various economies under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors. The investigations will determine whether those acts, policies, and practices are unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce."

According to the official webs...