Robert Lighthizer
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American Shipper
US and China to sign phase one trade deal Jan. 15
President Trump said he plans to travel to Beijing sometime this year to start the next round of trade negotiations with China.
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US House passes new North American trade pact
The Senate is not expected to vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement until early 2020.
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New US tariffs loom over $160 billion in Chinese goods
Americans for Free Trade spokesman Jonathan Gold said the White House needs to “finalize a deal with China to end the trade war and remove…
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US advances new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada
Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, calls USMCA “a triumph for workers across America.”
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France’s digital services tax sparks call for hefty US import tariffs
An Office of the U.S. Trade Representative investigation concludes that a French tax on digital services discriminates against U.S. companies, such as Google, Apple, Facebook…
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News
US, Canadian and Mexican officials make pre-holiday USMCA push
Last-minute meeting in Washington likely will hash out changes to make NAFTA’s successor palatable to congressional Democrats.
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South Korea agrees to extra serving of US rice
The agreement, which takes effect Jan. 1, will guarantee the import of 132,304 metric tons of U.S.-grown rice, valued at $110 million.
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China reopens market to US poultry imports
U.S. poultry producers eye more than $1 billion market potential for China after being shut out for five years.
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US shippers relieved by halt to Oct. 15 China tariff increase
“Finally, a ray of hope for the U.S.-China trade relationship,” said Myron Brilliant, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s head of international affairs.
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Legal issues
Former US agriculture chiefs push USMCA ratification
Pressure applied as some Democrats remain concerned about labor provisions.
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