Today the White House released an executive summary of the policy reviews President Trump ordered in his America First Trade Policy (AFTP) memorandum, issued on January 20. Although the full report to the President is nonpublic, according to the executive summary it contains twenty-four chapters, organized into three main pillars: (1) Addressing Unfair and Unbalanced Trade, (2) Economic and Trade Relations with the People’s Republic of China, and (3) Additional Economic Security measures, which includes reviews of export control programs, outbound investment, and other national security policies.
Several of these reviews directly affect the technology industry broadly. Although the executive summary contains little specific policy detail on these key issues, it does provide an overview of the Administration’s findings and next steps:Continue Reading Agencies Deliver America First Trade Policy Recommendations to White House