Tech groups to USTR: Pandemic underscores need to lift digital trade barriers

The coronavirus pandemic has made removing barriers to digital trade all the more urgent, technology groups have told the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The groups recently submitted comments meant to inform USTR’s “National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers.” The report, released each spring, identifies significant barriers to U.S. exports of goods and services. USTR in its report last year highlighted barriers to digital trade in European Union countries, China, Vietnam and India, among other places. Technology...