Senators take aim at China, support trade remedies in WTO reform hearing

Senate Finance Committee members argued on Wednesday that the World Trade Organization has not properly dealt with Chinese trade practices and has unfairly restricted the use of U.S. trade remedies -- two key areas in which the U.S. has pursued reforms in Geneva. The two-hour hearing featured testimony from two former Appellate Body members, Jennifer Hillman and Thomas Graham; two former U.S. trade negotiators, Laura Lane and Joe Glauber; and the World Wildlife Foundation’s Michele Kuruc, who focused on the...