Washington lawmakers want to know how the Trump administration will promote Pacific Rim trade in the absence of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. One of the president’s first acts after taking office was to pull the U.S. out of the twelve-nation deal.
Agri-Pulse says U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer assured House Ways and Means Committee members this week that the U.S. will not abandon trade efforts with Asia-Pacific countries. The trade ambassador didn’t specify potential bilateral deals with countries in the region, but says a list is being drafted of countries that would be good candidates for bilateral trade deals.
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