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Tai: Engagement, not dispute settlement, key to durable trade policy

April 14, 2022 at 4:01 PM
HILLSBORO, OR -- Strong, lasting trade policy is founded on engagement more than on enforcement mechanisms, according to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, who says she is focused on the former in developing the nascent Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. Tai has stressed that the developing framework -- like other initiatives her office is helping to shape -- is not “a traditional trade arrangement,” a point she reiterated in comments to reporters on Wednesday when asked how participants could ensure that countries...


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