Lobbyists are growing increasingly optimistic that the administration’s vague proposal for a body to oversee trade with China, an idea first teased by USTR Jamieson Greer in March, could evolve into a major channel for tariff relief
via @_AriHawkins
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The U.S. and China are in an economic cold war. This week's Beijing summit won't end it — both sides are just buying time.
New w/ @phelimkine and @_arihawkins, as POTUS prepares to land in Beijing: https://t.co/fco9wBRon2
“A year ago, there was all the talk about the prospect for some kind of grand bargain between the U.S. and China. What I’ve heard over and over again is that maybe little bargains are possible” w/@meganmesserly@_AriHawkins@politico https://t.co/mjCsa0vNuW
Boycotts of U.S. booze have resulted in a 78% drop in wine exports to Canada — an issue USTR has raised in trade talks.
@fordnation: "American alcohol will only go back on shelves when the U.S. removes its tariffs."
Story by @drdesrochers@_AriHawkins
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“There are operational constraints to managing a war from a foreign country — particularly a hostile one like China. It would be terribly awkward for Trump and Xi to transact in this climate" @politico@_AriHawkins@drdesrochers https://t.co/2Bo8Psiall
SCOOP: "The next dates for the Trump-Xi summit will only be proposed after the active part of the Iran conflict is over" via @politico@_AriHawkins@drdesrochers https://t.co/fZjfdJnjPw
The U.S. Supreme Court decision on Trump tariffs “completely overturned” the agreement’s legal basis and requires President @ChingteLai to “report to the legislature immediately and consider reopening negotiations" via @politico@_AriHawkins https://t.co/XIZOOr3xnO
“I would assume that the Trump people will fight the idea of refunds, and that’ll be the next thing that’ll go winding through the courts,” Trump’s first term Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in an interview. “There will be more litigation.”
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SCOOP: President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing the first week of April for a long-anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. And Taiwan's on the menu. @politico@meganmesserly@_AriHawkins https://t.co/8uLSsQud3r