Tai sees ‘parallels’ between Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, U.S.-EU TTC

The Biden administration’s developing Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is similar in scope and intent to the U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday. The Biden administration in October announced it would launch the framework in 2022 to focus on issues such as supply chains, sustainability, the digital economy and workers’ rights. During an Institute of International & European Affairs event on trans-Atlantic trade, Tai was asked about whether the U.S. might seek to join...