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Safeguards gain traction at the WTO

Yesterday a WTO panel upheld the U.S. “special safeguard” tariffs on Chinese tires.  Many will note that this is the first time a WTO body has upheld a U.S. “safeguard” measure.  After the United States lost a string of safeguard cases at the WTO a decade or so ago, the temporary “safeguard” had largely receded ...Read more.