I have worked on the Fair Trade case against China for over six years.   This is the first report I’ve written during a time in which trade was NOT the most significant issue we face as an industry.   Without question, the COVID-19 crisis has taken center stage and appears to remain our nation’s key focus for quite some time.   Supply chain disruptions in the U.S. and across the globe have impacted trade in a way that has rallied some manufacturers to re-shore their supply.   Unfortunately, with business activity at near record lows, we simply are not realizing the benefit of that shift…yet.   Once we come out on the other side of this crisis will we see our customers return to their foreign suppliers, or will they decide the risks inherent in global trade are no longer worth the financial benefit?   We shall see. In the meantime, we do have updates, and good news, related to our case.   As you may recall, in the Meridian appliance handle remand proceedings, Commerce issued its sec