chances of all three countries ratifying the pending US-Canada-
Mexico Agreement (USMCA). Canada and Mexico will remove
their retaliatory tariffs on US goods, which include agricultural and
consumer products.
June 15, 2019
India Retaliates after Losing Special Trade Status
India implements retaliatory tariffs against US exports in response
to Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs of March 2018. India had
announced the tariffs in mid-2018. Reports tie India’s action to
the Trump administration’s decision on June 5, 2019, to increase
tariffs on India by removing the country from the US Generalized
System of Preferences program for developing countries.
January 24, 2020
Trump Broadens Tariffs
Trump imposes new tariffs on almost $450 million of steel and
aluminum products to help industries suffering from his previous
tariffs. They mostly hit imports from allies such as Taiwan, Japan,
and the European Union, as well as China.
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES FOR
TECHNOLOGY, INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY (IP)
August 18, 2017
USTR Self-Initiates Investigation of China
US Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer self-initiates an
investigation of China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of
1974, after President Trump’s memorandum of August 14, 2017,
instructing him to consider whether to investigate any of China’s
laws, policies, practices, or actions that may be unreasonable or
discriminatory and that may be harming American intellectual
property rights, innovation, or technology development.
March 22, 2018
Unfair Trade Practices Investigation Results
The Trump administration releases its report finding China is
conducting unfair trade practices related to technology transfer,
intellectual property, and innovation under Section 301 of the
Trade Act of 1974. Trump indicates forthcoming remedies of
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