Tai: IPEF trade negotiators are like ‘tax-code writers’

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity trade pillar negotiators are akin to “tax-code writers” working to create incentives and disincentives to help member countries enact policies that will boost trade and improve supply chains, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday, distinguishing how the framework’s pillars will tackle supply chains in different ways. During a virtual appearance at a supply chain forum hosted by Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, Tai contrasted her task – leading the IPEF trade...