The May 10th to May 16th, 2021 roundup of major trade developments, with L.C. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai testified in Congress this week on President Biden’s Trade Policy Agenda. This is the document that the USTR produces early each year laying out the administration’s trade plans. During her solo appearance to explain and defend […]
Shared China concerns trump trade in US-Japan heads-of-state meeting
But speech by US Trade Representative Tai highlights shift by Biden administration to green energy focus over traditional US policy seeking expanded world trade role. The April 12-18, 2021 roundup of major trade developments, with L.C. Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was in Washington to meet with President Joe Biden on April 16th. This is […]
Protectionist USTR-designate Tai gets bipartisan pass
Bipartisan softballs are lodged at President Biden’s protectionist USTR-designate Katherine Tai during her confirmation hearings. A Biden executive order will launch a 100-day US supply chain review. The administration’s refusal to follow up on a US-UK free trade agreement begun by the Trump administration smells of petty partisanship and contradicts the present administration’s claim that […]
US-China reset? Probably not
China is hoping for a reset in relations with the incoming Biden administration. President-elect Biden has nominated an experienced China trade negotiator, Katherine Tai, as the next USTR. But a major reset isn’t expected soon as the Beijing regime continues suppressing its private sector. The weekly trade report with L.C. President-elect Joe Biden’s designee as […]
