The U.S., Japan and the EU meet to discuss China’s trade practices

Nancy Marshall-Genzer Sep 25, 2018
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks onstage during the 2018 Concordia Annual Summit at Grand Hyatt New York on Sept. 25, 2018 in New York City. Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit

The U.S., Japan and the EU meet to discuss China’s trade practices

Nancy Marshall-Genzer Sep 25, 2018
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks onstage during the 2018 Concordia Annual Summit at Grand Hyatt New York on Sept. 25, 2018 in New York City. Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is scheduled to meet Tuesday in New York with trade officials from the European Union and Japan. It’s the fourth meeting they’ve held in the past year, all in an effort to join forces against Chinese trade practices they say are unfair.

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