The weekly trade report with L.C. During his annual testimony to Congress on June 17th, USTR Robert Lighthizer was put on the defensive by questions citing former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s newly published book. The Bolton book charges that the President’s interest in a trade deal with China was driven more by 2020 re-election […]
WTO reportedly rejects China’s claim to be market economy
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: China has reportedly lost the WTO case it brought against the EU for not granting it market-economy status. The report of this ruling comes from Bloomberg, citing two well-placed sources. WTO rulings are circulated to the parties to a case well before they are publicly released, so the report amounts to […]
