U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told House lawmakers on Thursday she is interested in working with Congress on a new version of Trade Promotion Authority that has strong bipartisan support, though she did not commit to a timetable for the legislation.
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Mexico alleges issues in the agriculture and protein-processing industries.
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“American home buyers, not Canadian lumber producers, are the ones who end up paying the cost of these trade restrictions.”
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“In order to have an agreement, and in order to have a negotiation, you need to have a partner. And thus far the Canadians have not expressed interest in engaging.”
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The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved a version of the “Endless Frontier Act,” the centerpiece of a China-focused legislative package the Senate is expected to vote on later this month, but drastically cut proposed funding for a new technology directorate within the National Science Foundation.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved three “Buy America”-related bills the committee intends to push for inclusion in a package of China-focused legislation the Senate is expected to vote on later this month.
Bolivia has waded into the fray over intellectual property rights at the World Trade Organization, notifying this week that it intends to import COVID-19 vaccines via a built-in compulsory license framework – a WTO-compliant pathway that has frequently triggered U.S. ire in the past.
The European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism will first apply to just a handful of sectors, a European trade official said on Wednesday, citing electricity, cement, steel and fertilizers as likely options -- sectors under review in an EU impact assessment.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherina Tai on Wednesday defended the Biden administration’s decision to support talks on waiving some World Trade Organization intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, telling skeptical senators she acted within her authority to take that position without congressional input.
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The U.S. has initiated a complaint under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s rapid-response mechanism against a General Motors facility in Mexico for alleged worker rights’ violations, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on Wednesday, marking the first use of the novel tool.
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She previously worked for the AFL-CIO, which this week filed its first USMCA labor complaint against Mexico.
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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday told lawmakers the U.S. needs new trade tools to address “2021 challenges” and better compete with China.
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The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment to the Endless Frontier Act that would create an incentive program to support the domestic production of mature semiconductors.
World Trade Organization
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The chair of the World Trade Organization negotiations to curb harmful fisheries subsidies on Tuesday released a new draft negotiating text aimed at pushing members closer to compromise ahead of a July 15 ministerial meeting where trade ministers hope to conclude an agreement.
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The Biden administration should have consulted Congress before announcing its support for a waiver of some World Trade Organization intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said on Tuesday.
A weekly overview of the policy moves driving the U.S.-China tech competition
Eyeing how the EU's move to counter subsidies (read: China's) might mesh with the Biden administration's goals.
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She previously worked for the AFL-CIO, which this week filed its first USMCA labor complaint against Mexico.
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U.S. launches first USMCA complaint against GM plant in Mexico
The U.S. has initiated a complaint under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s rapid-response mechanism against a General Motors facility in Mexico for alleged worker rights’ violations, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on Wednesday, marking the first use of the novel tool.
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Tai calls for new trade ‘tools’ to better compete with China
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday told lawmakers the U.S. needs new trade tools to address “2021 challenges” and better compete with China.
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EU official: Carbon border measure likely to focus first on electricity, steel
The European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism will first apply to just a handful of sectors, a European trade official said on Wednesday, citing electricity, cement, steel and fertilizers as likely options -- sectors under review in an EU impact assessment.
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Senate Commerce panel amendment favors CHIPS funding for mature tech
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment to the Endless Frontier Act that would create an incentive program to support the domestic production of mature semiconductors.
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