U.S.-China commission pessimistic on core bilateral trade issues in annual report

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission has taken a largely negative view of progress on key bilateral trade issues in its 2016 annual report to Congress, delivering to lawmakers a series of recommendations aimed at strengthening the tools the U.S. government can use to counter harmful Chinese trade actions. The commission was established by Congress in 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit an annual report to Congress on national security implications of the U.S.-China bilateral trade and economic relationship,...