Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
KORUS Withdrawal Threat Opposed by Congress, Private Sector
Dissatisfied with the inability of high-level talks in August between U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and South Korean Trade Minister Kim Hyung-chong to set a clear path forward on renegotiating the 2011…
Trump Administration Threatens Unilateral Sanctions Against North Korea's Trading Partners
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin announced Wednesday that the Trump Administration was considering sanctioning any country that continues trade with North Korea if the United Nations does not approve additional sanctions…
NAFTA Round 2
Negotiators for the United States, Canada and Mexico wrapped up their second round of discussions concerning renegotiation of the NAFTA. While the negotiators expressed pleasure at the progress made, by all accounts…
U.S. Hits Venezuela and Petróleos de Venezuela (PdVSA) with Financial Sanctions
On Friday, August 25th, the U.S. government announced new financial sanctions on Venezuela. The move is the most recent U.S. response to the escalating political and humanitarian crisis in the country. The new…
USTR Lighthizer Keeps Promise, Swiftly Initiates Investigation into Potential Chinese IP Violations
Four days after President Trump signed a memorandum directing the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) to determine whether to initiate a Section 301 investigation of Chinese laws, policies, practices, or actions that…