Tai stands by assertion that WTO is on ‘thin ice’

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday defended her assertion that the integrity of the World Trade Organization was undermined by WTO dispute panels’ decisions on national security cases -- a position she contends is not at odds with U.S. commitment to multilateralism. “I stand by my comments that the WTO is on very, very thin ice,” Tai said during a panel discussion held as part of the Munich Security Conference . The ambassador last December sparked some debate when...