USTR announces new office to monitor China deal's implementation, handle disputes

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has set up a “Bilateral Evaluation and Dispute Resolution Office” to monitor China's implementation of a phase-one trade agreement signed last month. The office “will be responsible for working with China’s corresponding Bilateral Evaluation and Dispute Resolution Office to address disputes that arise over implementation matters,” USTR said in a statement issued on Friday, the day the phase-one deal went into effect. Deputy USTR Jeffrey Gerrish will head the new office in...