Washington Council on International Trade
Trade Headlines
Recent Trade Headline
►China to Appeal WTO Ruling on Book, Movie Imports
Associated Press, August 17, 2009
►Doha Deal Could Boost World GDP $300-700 Billion: Study
Reuters, August 16, 2009
►WTO Ruling Could Further Open Up China to U.S. Entertainment Industry
Washingto Post, August 13, 2009
►Buying American Puts Strain on U.S. Trade with Canada
Washington Post, August 11, 2009
►U.S. Commerce Secretary: May Add New Labor Measures to Colombia Trade Deal
Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2009
►To the North, Grumbling Over Trade
New York Times, August 8, 2009
►In Tire Tariff Case, Obama Faces First Chinese Trade Policy Test
Washington Post, August 7, 2009
►Obama Says This is not the Time to Reopen NAFTA
Reuters, August 7, 2009
►Obama Urged to 'Make the Case' for Free Trade
Financial Times, August 4, 2009
►Resisting Green Tariffs
Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2009
►U.S., China to Discuss New Support for Free Trade
AFP, July 28, 2009
►U.S., China Vow Closer Ties to Lead Global Recovery
Reuters, July 28, 2009
►APEC Agrees Against Protectionism, Pushes Doha
Reuters, July 22, 2009
►Europe Thumps U.S. Again
Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2009
►U.S. to get Tough on Trade, Labor Infractions
Reuters, July 16, 2009
Recent Op-eds & Editorials
►Business Needs to Speak Up on Trade
Scott Davis, The Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2009
►Rich Nations Must Act on Free Trade
William Rhodes, The Financial Times, July 7, 2009
►Free Trade Could Help Lift Us Out of Current Economic Mire
Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-08), The News Tribune, June 25, 2009
►Trade Agreements Needed as Critical Economic Boost
Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03),
Omaha World Herald, June 21, 200
►The Peril of Buy American
The New York Times, June 3, 2009
►U.S. Companies Hit by Repercussions of Buy American
Sarah O'Connor, The Financial Times, May 26, 2009
►Free Trade, Green Trade
Daniel Price, The New York Times, May 6, 2009
►Korea and America Need Trade
Jin Park, Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2009
►Strengthen U.S. - China Trade Ties
Chen Deming, Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2009
►Promoting Un-Free Trade
Washington Times, April 20. 2009
►Trade Policy: The Road Ahead
Tom Travis, MSNBC,
April 8, 2009
►The Vietnam Tarrif?
Wall Street Journal Asia, April 8, 2009
►The Financial Crisis Changes the China-U.S. Relationship
Paul Krugman, Seattle Times,
April 4, 2009
►Expanding Hemispheric Trade In an Era of Economic Uncertainty
Eric Farnsworth and Michelle Morton, America's Society,
April 2, 2009
►Banning Mexican Trucks Harms Washington
The Seattle Times,
March 23, 2009
►Trading up to Global Recovery
Charlene Barshefsky, The Washington Post,
March 10, 2009
►Commerce Secretary Gary Locke can set Stage for Stronger Economic Recovery
Michael R. Czinkota and Charles J. Skuba , The Seattle
Times, March 6, 2009
►The Crisis at Home and Abroad
William Rhodes, The New York
Times, March 4, 2009
►Protectionism Doesn't Pay
Chen Deming, The Wall Street Journal, 19 February 2009
►It's the Economy, Stupid
Karan Bhatia and David McCormick, The Wall Street Journal, February 15, 2009
►Obama's Lethal Game of Beggar-Thy-Neighbour
Rosemary Righter , The Times, 20 January 2009
►No Protectionism: Strip 'buy American' Rules from Stimulus Bill
The San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 January 2009