The United States' expected "export boom" to China in the aftermath of the Phase 1 trade deal will be delayed, as China battles the rapidly spreading coronavirus, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday. Chinese factories, cities and transport links are shut as ...
Ex-USTR official Wendy Cutler calls on Japan to lead WTO reform
Wendy Cutler, who served as the acting deputy U.S. trade representative under President Barack Obama, called on Japan to lead the reform of the World Trade Organization in a recent interview. Cutler, currently vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute, said the United States ...
Japan aims revamped TPP at reducing reliance on U.S.: former high-level diplomat
Donald Trump’s erratic posture on trade is forcing Japanese policymakers to rethink their reliance on the economic and political alliance with the United States, according to a former high-level diplomat from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Wendy Cutler, former acting deputy U.S. Trade ...
U.S. faces loss of credibility if TPP not ratified by end of year
The United States will lose its credibility in the Asia-Pacific region if Congress does not ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact by the end of the year, a former senior U.S. trade official said. The new U.S. president will be sworn in on Jan. 20. "If ...
Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler said on Monday that "significant gaps" in the trade negotiations remain between the United States and Japan regarding access for U.S. automobiles in the Japanese market. "Japan has zero tariffs on autos and trucks, and yet access to ...
Japan and the United States have taken a "step forward" in negotiations over Tokyo's proposal to maintain tariffs on beef and pork under the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but severe hurdles remain, a Japanese trade official said. Both governments will continue trying to strike a deal, Hiroshi ...
Ministerial talks on putting together the U.S-led Trans-Pacific Partnership will take place May 19 and 20 in Singapore, a top U.S. official said Wednesday. Ahead of the Singapore meeting, chief negotiators from the United States, Japan and 10 other members in the initiative will meet ...
Japan, U.S. to hold third TPP-linked talks on autos, trade barriers
Japan and the United States will hold their third round of bilateral trade negotiations next week in Washington on auto trade-related issues and nontariff measures, the government said Friday. The three-day talks from Monday, in parallel with the 12-member Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, will ...
Japan and the United States launched direct trade negotiations Wednesday on autos and nontariff barriers in parallel with the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks. Over the next three days in Tokyo, the two largest economies involved in the TPP talks will discuss auto safety standards, insurance and ...
