Katherine Tai, the nominee to be the next U.S. trade representative, said Tuesday (Jan. 12) that the Biden administration’s trade policy priorities include countering unfair trade practices by the Chinese Communist Party and continuing to implement the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement signed by the Trump administration last year, as well as other signed trade agreements.
In her first public speech since her nomination as trade representative at a forum of trade industry organizations, Daly described the United States as facing a powerful challenge from China, especially since the Chinese economic system is designed by the Chinese Communist Party and can ignore public opinion, and will work with foreign allies to counter unfair trade practices by the Chinese Communist Party.
The Trump administration’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which incorporates groundbreaking labor and environmental provisions, including an enforcement mechanism to address the long-standing trauma and grievances of ordinary workers, has achieved important results in this regard, and the challenge now is to ensure that the agreement is honored, noted Dai Qi.
Outgoing incumbent trade negotiator Lighthizer also said on November 11 that protecting American jobs has been at the heart of the Trump administration’s trade policy, so President Trump’s tough approach to China’s trade practices not only benefits American workers, but also ends a policy of appeasement that previous U.S. administrations maintained for years for fear of angering the Chinese Communist Party.
Lighthizer emphasized that even though the tariff measures on goods from China will raise prices for U.S. businesses and consumers, he called on the Biden administration to maintain the existing tariff measures; Lighthizer also made a point of thanking Ms. Dai Qi, who helped garner Democratic support for the passage of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement last year.
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