Tai tells GOP senators she’s ‘proud’ digital trade stance is providing policy space

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is “proud” that her decision to end support for longstanding digital trade positions has given the administration and Congress space to formulate policy, she said this week, rebutting Republican senators’ claims that she was running afoul of bipartisan congressional intent. In an April 16 letter to Senate Finance Committee member Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), obtained by Inside U.S. Trade , Tai offered a staunch defense of her decision to withdraw U.S. proposals on digital trade, data...