Most governments are not rushing into big public negotiations specifically to head off the new Section 301 cases. The dominant pattern so far is a cautious “wait‑and‑see” stance while they keep existing trade talks alive and position themselves to negotiate once USTR’s demands crystallize.

There are exceptions, but we are not seeing a broad wave of pre‑emptive, front‑loaded concessions aimed purely at stopping 301 tariffs in advance.