Morning Briefing 2018-03-19

A of this Morning Briefing is also available. (1) Meet Ambassador Lighthizer, the US trade czar. (2) USTR’s report card on China’s trade fairness likely to show lots of “F”s. (3) Section 301 making a comeback as US weapon in trade negotiations, or trade war if deals aren’t made. (4) China’s government has big ambitions for state-run economy by 2025. (5) Imposing a price on trade theft. (6) WTO benefits China more than US! (7) Trump’s “America First” puts multilateral trade organizations second. (8) National security becomes a trade issue under Trump, or at least a negotiating position. (9) Steel tariffs may be a sideshow compared to trade conflict with China over technology and intellectual property. (10) Reagan’s team of supply-siders is back.