Industry groups push Tai to work toward Indo-Pacific digital trade pact

More than a dozen industry and business groups are calling on the Biden administration to develop digital trade rules with “trusted partners” in the Indo-Pacific region. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai last week, the groups – including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Semiconductor Industry Association and the Information Technology Industry Council – write that a proliferation of digital protectionist measures around the world demands that the U.S. ramp up efforts to establish digital trade rules...