#international-trade-policy

#international-trade-policy

China negotiates from structural economic advantage built over three decades, not from uncertainty, making trade talks unlikely to resolve fundamental disputes between nations.

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey criticizes Prime Minister Starmer for insufficient firmness against Trump, urging stronger UK alliances with Europe and Commonwealth nations for economic and security protection.

The Trump administration is investigating excess manufacturing capacity and forced labor practices in over a dozen countries, with potential tariffs to be imposed before July's global 10% tariff expires.

China, the EU, and the UK are rewriting standard-essential patent rules to reduce royalty rates and limit injunctive relief, weakening U.S. innovators' patent protections globally.