Trade news

Find out about the latest international trade news and topics important to policy makers.

Clear

China cuts taxes to spur semiconductor development

AP | 03/29/2021

BEIJING (AP) — China announced tax breaks Monday to spur growth of its semiconductor industry following U.S. sanctions that alarmed the ruling Communist Party by cutting off access to American…

Ship backlogs from Suez chaos could take months to clear, container lines say

Reuters Staff | Reuters | 03/29/2021

COPENHAGEN/LONDON (Reuters) – The strandi...

An Alliance of Autocracies? China Wants to Lead a New World Order.

Steven Lee Myers | New York Times | 03/29/2021

President Joe Biden wants to forge an “alliance ...

Biden mulls giving farmers billions to fight climate change. Even farmers are unsure about the plan.

ZACK COLMAN, LIZ CRAMPTON and HELENA BOTTEMILLER EVICH | POLITICO | 03/29/2021

Statement from USTR Ambassador Katherine Tai on the death of Ambassador William E. Brock, III

Katherine Tai | Office of the United States Trade Representative | 03/26/2021

Bill Brock, G.O.P. National Chairman After Watergate, Dies at 90

Adam Clymer | New York Times | 03/25/2021

Bill Brock, the former Tennessee senator who as party c...

Stuck ship in Egypt’s Suez Canal imperils shipping worldwide

JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY | AP | 03/25/2021

ISMAILIA, Egypt (AP) — A skyscraper-sized cargo ship ...

TRADE RESOURCES

Navigating the international trade landscape can be complicated and confusing.  Whether you are a newcomer to the world of trade or a seasoned trade professional, let WITA be your guide to the ways and means of international trade.

ABOUT ATP

America’s Trade Policy features commentary and analysis of international trade policy in the U.S. and around the world.

Learn More

SUBSCRIBE ATP

WITA subscribers receive all WITA and ATP communications. If you wish to receive only ATP communications, choose only the box that says “Subscribe to ATP Newsletter."