USTR Hears Concerns About China WTO Compliance
USTR Hears Concerns About China WTO Compliance
October 12th, 2016
October 12th, 2016
December 3rd, 2014
In November, Chinese and US negotiators surprised the global business community by announcing an end to a standoff over high-technology tariffs. In agreeing to move forward with the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA), China paved the way for the slashing of tariffs on items from semiconductors to video game consoles. The breakthrough on ITA was a welcome development, but there are a number of other WTO initiatives that both the United States and China are actively negotiating that could significantly impact American companies across sectors.