Tag: US-Japan trade agreement

Walking Out on Trade: Book by Former USTR Official 

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House for a second term, it is an opportune time to examine the trade policies in his first term, as well as their treatment under President Biden. A new book provides a provocative assessment of those

Trump Trade Agreements: 2019

When President Trump pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement at the beginning of his presidency, he emphasized his interest in negotiating trade deals on a bilateral basis. Nearly three years later, he can point to

US-Japan Reach Initial Trade Agreements

This post explores the White House’s September 16th announcement that the United States had reached two agreements with Japan: “an initial trade agreement regarding tariff barriers” and another on digital trade. The administration also plans “further