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The USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism: What Do Workers Expect?

I want to thank Kathleen Claussen for succinctly summarizing last week’s Second USMCA Rapid Response Labor Panel. Many of us missed the panel discussion while participating in the fantastic ASIL International Economic Law Interest Group Biennial Conference (my kudos to the organizers). Professor Claussen points out the Mexican government’

Tooze vs. Tai on the Political Impact of the Biden Administration's Policies

At a recent conference in Brussels, on a panel entitled "The Battleground for Global Economic Domination: What's Ahead for Europe, as the US and China Fight for Supremacy?", Adam Tooze of Columbia University and former U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai had an exchange on the

Katherine Tai on "Discrimination" against U.S. Companies and National Security Capture

Katherine Tai is no longer the U.S. Trade Representative, but I missed this podcast interview that took place while she was still in office, so I'm going to submit this blog post about her trade policy views a few days late. I only have two brief comments,

Katherine Tai on "The Real Purpose of Trade Policy"

As we close in on the end of the Biden administration, I may have fewer opportunities to react to Katherine Tai's thoughts on trade policy. My Katherine Tai tag now has over 60 entries. I've enjoyed writing them, and I hope she has enjoyed -- or

Katherine Tai on the ITO Charter

At an Atlantic Council event yesterday, U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai talked about the ITO charter and some policy issues that did not make it into the international economic system at that time: Tai: The original vision for trade in the Bretton Woods institutions went above and beyond the

Katherine Tai on Digital Trade Rules

Here's something U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai said, at an Atlantic Council event yesterday, about pulling back on the formulation of international digital trade rules: Isn't it time for us to hit pause on this, come back, reconnect with all of the other policy silos,

Katherine Tai on Bob Lighthizer

This is from an exchange with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai at an Atlantic Council event today (starts around 48:30): Q: Ambassador, I wondered if you could tell us where your views overlap with those of Bob Lighthizer and where your views differ. Tai: ... Where our views are

U.S. Subsidies vs. Chinese Subsidies / Good vs. Bad Subsidies

At a press briefing with Ambassador Tai on the announcement that the Biden administration would maintain the Section 301 tariffs on China and add tariffs on a few additional products, a reporter asked the following question regarding U.S. vs. Chinese electric vehicle subsidies: The U.S. government is subsidizing

Katherine Tai on Negotiating at the WTO

Here's an exchange between Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) and U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing in mid-April: Beyer: I, with a number of my colleagues here, visited the WTO a couple of years ago, in the midst of all the

Katherine Tai on WTO Complaints against China

U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai had a couple exchanges at last week's Senate Finance Committee hearing in which she suggested that WTO complaints against China had not been effective, and for that reason the Biden administration had moved away from filing these complaints. I disagree with her