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A Good Fortnight for the TRIPs Waiver: Building Momentum

In the last two weeks, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai spoke with the trade ministers of India and South Africa, the leading co-sponsors of the original TRIPs Waiver proposal, providing encouragement to move forward on a revised text. The new draft, released Friday, is a strong signal of

Recommendation of "How the WTO Changed China" by Yeling Tan in March/April, Foreign Affairs

I recommend this terrific article "How the WTO Changed China" by Yeling Tan (Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Oregon) in the March/April 2021 issue of Foreign Affairs. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-02-16/how-wto-changed-china

Investment Treaties and a New Legal Imagination

From the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment: Investment Treaties and a New Legal Imagination May 26, 202111:00 AM - 12:00 PMONLINE Please register here. Foreign investors have a privileged position under investment treaties, enjoying strong rights, no obligations, and the ability to rely on a highly efficient enforcement mechanism:

Addressing Trade and Climate Change through a ‘Simple Amendment’ in USMCA

Ambassador Katherine Tai is currently hosting Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier and Canada’s Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Mary Ng at the inaugural Free Trade Commission of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). According to the media advisory issued by Global Affairs

Biden’s Worker-Centered Trade Policy: Whose Workers?

As Simon mentioned in an earlier post, various labor-related complaints and requests under USMCA are “heating up.” This activity reinforces the Biden Administration’s new “worker-centered trade policy” that, according to USTR Ambassador Katherine Tai, “will foster broad-based, equitable growth, increase innovation, and give workers a seat

Additional Katherine Tai Exchanges on Vaccine Production/TRIPS Waiver

Following up on my last post, here are two more good exchanges between members of the House Ways and Means committee and U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai on vaccine production/TRIPS waiver: Congressman Wenstrup: ... So I'm concerned about the intellectual property rights and, but at the same

Nunes-Tai Exchange on Vaccine Production/TRIPS Waiver

At yesterday's House Ways and Means committee hearing on the Biden administration's trade policy agenda, Congressman Nunes and U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai had the following exchange on the TRIPS waiver and vaccine production: Congressman Nunes: .. I want to turn to this agreement on TRIPS

Katherine Tai on China's Place in the Global Trading System and the U.S. Response

Here are two questions/answers related to China's place in the global trading system and how the United States should deal with China, from today's House Ways and Means committee hearing on the Biden administration's trade agenda: Chairman Neal: Ambassador, when China joined the

Schweikert-Tai Exchange on WTO Dispute Settlement

At today's House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Biden administration's trade policy agenda, Congressman Schweikert and U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai had the following exchange on WTO dispute settlement: Congressman Schweikert: I owe you a thank you for all your work in helping

Katherine Tai on the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Developments

U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai testified in front of the Senate Finance Committee today on the Biden administration's trade agenda. She was asked about the USMCA rapid response labor cases I noted in my previous post: Senator Brown: Let me talk about what you would expect me