The United States usually seems to be
sparring with Japan over trade, but the trade battle that most
affects lumber mills in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and elsewhere
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The recent problems of the steel industry in dealing
with dramatic surges of imports from a number of countries put
import relief back on the U.S. policy agenda. Whatever one's
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Although the year is only half over,
it seems increasingly likely that the biggest business story
of the year will be the court decision to split Microsoft into
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With considerable fanfare, the United
States and China struck a historic agreement on China's membership
in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in November 1999. The
agreement… more
Rather than cause for celebrating the transformation of a former authoritarian ally into a vibrant democracy, the inauguration of Chen Shui-bian as Taiwan's new … more
After a long, public debate, the House
of Representatives took the first step toward granting China
Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status earlier this
week. By… more
Despite the claims of advocates, permanent
normal-trade-relations (NTR) status is only one element of a
meaningful China policy. The changes in U.S. law and review
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With relatively little notice, the United
States has begun to implement one of the more important provisions
of the Uruguay Round global trade agreement -- a provision calling
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Just last spring, the steel import crisis
was the talk of Washington. The House of Representatives had
voted overwhelmingly to impose quotas on steel imports and the
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