Tag: trade

Biden’s Trade Pick Describes Chinese Regime as Both Rival and Partner

President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, on Feb. 25 pledged to work with allies to hold the Chinese regime accountable for its unfair trade practices. In remarks at her confirmation hearing in the Senate Finance Committee, Tai described the Chinese regime as “as simultaneously a rival, a trade partner, and an outsized…


Biden’s Trade Pick Says Chinese Regime Is Both Rival and Partner

President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, on Feb. 25 pledged to work with allies to hold the Chinese regime accountable for its unfair trade practices. In remarks at her confirmation hearing conducted by the Senate Finance Committee, Tai described the Chinese regime as “as simultaneously a rival, a trade partner, and an…


LIVE: US Trade Representative Nominee Katherine Tai Testifies at Confirmation Hearing


Britain Set to Apply to Join Asia-Pacific Free Trade Pact

The UK will make a formal request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the government has said. Britain’s International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will speak to ministers in Japan and New Zealand on Monday morning to request to join the free trade pact, with formal negotiations set to start this year, the…


Nearly Half of Canadians Support Decreased Trade with China: Survey

The number of Canadians who support a decreasing trade relationship with China is four times higher than those who want to increase trade, according to a new survey. The poll (pdf), conducted by Nanos Research and commissioned by CTV News, shows that an overall 45 percent of respondents believe Canada should decrease trade with China…