Analysts weigh legality of U.S.-China trade deal

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has the authority to negotiate a trade deal with China without congressional approval, analysts say, but some elements of the pact taking shape could run afoul of World Trade Organization rules. Testifying before the House Ways & Means Committee in late February, Lighthizer told the panel “ we have no intentions of submitting [a deal] to Congress .” Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, the law employed to impose tariffs on $250 billion...