Fast Reversal On Wednesday, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told Reuters that, “It’s impossible to predict the organic development of any negotiation. But I want to underscore how optimistic I am” over negotiations with Europe on the Boeing-Airbus dispute. She went on to say, “We are giving it everything we’ve got. I also feel confident that that is being reciprocated across the table.” She said she would do everything she could to ensure the “maximum conditions for success.” Today, Inside U.S. Trade is reporting that the EU is charging Ambassador Tai with going backwards over both the Boeing-Airbus dispute and on biotechnology. They accused her agency of raising issues that had alrea...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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