Neal announces 10 new Democrats on Ways & Means

Editor’s note. Ways and Means is considered the most powerful committee in the House. It handles tax and trade as well as other issues.  Ten Democratic members have been added to the House Ways & Means Committee. [January 9, 2019 | Inside US Trade] New Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) announced the additions on Wednesday, saying…

Value of U.S.-China deal hinges on enforcement mechanisms

Editor’s note: The most challenging part of the task is structural reforms and enforcement mechanisms. The US had a $376B trade deficit with China in 2017. It worsened last year.  The value of a deal the U.S. and China could reach in the coming weeks will depend largely on the enforcement mechanisms China will be…