The General Council Chair of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ambassador Athaliah Lesiba Molokomme of Botswana, recently suggested that members hope to create a roadmap to reform work, aiming for …
An interim report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released yesterday highlights the practices of Chinese online retail platforms Temu and Shein – including avoiding tariffs and failing to prevent forced labor sourcing.
The United States and India announced Thursday an agreement to terminate six outstanding World Trade Organization disputes – three launched by Washington and three by New Delhi – over …
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced today that the U.S. has requested Mexico to review labor practices at the San Martin mine, located in the state of Zacatecas. Owned by …
The new chair for the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS Council says there is little forward movement on extending paragraph eight of the TRIPS Agreement on vaccines to COVID-19 diagnostics and …
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced Thursday would bar non-market economies like China from taking advantage of the $800 de minimis threshold. Lawmakers have been complaining that China …
The U.S. government is amplifying its efforts to curb the illegal trafficking of firearms into Mexico, according to remarks by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco during the Southbound Firearms …
The United States has asked Mexico to look into whether workers at a Mexican denim factory are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining. The request announced …
In an event co-hosted with Prime Minister Davis of The Bahamas, Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized the United States' commitment to strengthening its relationship with the Caribbean at the …
Last week saw a request by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) to investigate and report on the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of steel and aluminum produced in the United States.
While UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declined the opportunity to throw the opening pitch at a Washington Nationals Game, he did lob a couple softballs for the White House to bunt, generating assurances of continued support for Ukraine, and an agreement for him to host a summit on artificial intelligence. The meetings produced no post-Brexit trade agreement, though the parties did roll out a grandly titled "declaration," providing a framework for continued dialogue.
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). These consultations regard certain Mexican measures concerning products of agricultural biotechnology.
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, announced that there has been a notable alignment between US and European Union (EU) officials on an array of economic issues. This announcement came after the fourth meeting of the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC).
In their Joint Statment, members of the US - EU Trade and Technology Council expressed support for the ongoing sanctions activities, export and investment controls:
The strategic objectives that guide the U.S. economic approach towards China are securing U.S. and allied national security interests, promoting respect for human rights, fostering bilateral economic growth through healthy competition, and cooperating on pressing global issues, testified Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg to a Senate Panel Wednesday.
Partners of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) convened in Detroit Saturday to affirm their commitment towards achieving inclusive economic growth, sustainable clean economies, …
The two-day meeting of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ministers responsible for trade concluded in Detroit this afternoon without agreement on a joint statement. Support was unanimous among the 21 APEC ministers on the bulk of the language contained in the statement, but China and Russia refused to sign on to a paragraph condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The United States is once again using the rapid response labor mechanism under the US-Mexico- Canada Agreement to protect workers' rights at a Mexican facility. Washington is asking Mexico to review whether workers at a Goodyear SLP facility in the state of San Luis Potosi are being denied the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) voted in favor of policy proposals designed to combat the ongoing Uyghur genocide and enhance Taiwan's deterrence. The Wednesday adoption of these policy proposals comes on the heels of a March hearing featuring a survivor and witness to the ongoing Uyghur genocide by the CCP. The committee also held an April wargame highlighting the severe consequences of a deterrence failure in the Indo-Pacific.
The Subcommittee on Trade of the House Ways and Means Committee met Thursday to begin the “first review of customs operations and regulation in 30 years,” though mostly to address the ongoing debate surrounding de minimis, the “Amazon Loophole” where low value imports receive duty free treatment.
