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USTR Releases 2022 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement
Yesterday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2022 Special 301 Report "on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights."
USTR Releases Annual Report on Trade Barriers, Submits Budget Plan for Coming Year
Last week, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office released its 2022 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers as well as its Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Justification. This piece looks at the sections on China.
U.S. Trade Rep. Tai Testifies to Senate Committee on Biden Administration's Trade Agenda
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testified yesterday before the Senate Finance Committee, discussing various aspects of the Biden administration's trade policy agenda with members of the committee. We highlight here a number of comments made by Tai and the committee members on issues related to China trade
U.S. Trade Rep. Tai Testifies to House Committee on Biden Administration's Trade Agenda
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testified today before the House Ways and Means Committee, discussing various aspects of the Biden administration's trade policy agenda with members of the committee. We highlight here a number of comments made by Tai and the committee members on issues related to
Senator Cotton Pushes USTR for New Section 301 Investigation on China Trade Practices
Last week, Republican Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai pressing for a new Section 301 investigation on Chinese economic practices, an action which has been rumored for several months but has not yet been initiated.
China Issues Discussed in USTR's Trade Policy Agenda / Annual Report
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has released its 2022 Trade Policy Agenda and 2021 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program. The report covers the full range of trade policy issues addressed by USTR. We focus here on the
USTR Issues Report on Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy
Last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued its 2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (Notorious Markets List, or NML), which "highlights prominent and illustrative examples of online and physical markets that reportedly engage in, facilitate, turn a blind eye to, or benefit