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Image from U.S. Chamber of Commerce On March 12, U.S. Trade Representative Robert
Lighthizer testified before a Senate Finance
Of Babies, Committee hearing entitled “Approaching 25: The Road
Bathwater, Ahead for the World Trade Organization.” The hearing was
and the WTO an opportunity to take stock of the WTO and its role as a
global forum for trade negotiations and an adjudicator of
Article by John G. Murphy, Senior trade disputes.
Vice President for International
Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Despite a number of challenges, the U.S. business
community has long regarded the World Trade
13 AmCham South China Organization (WTO) as one of the most successful
multilateral organizations. The global rules-based trading
system it embodies has benefited the entire world – but no
one more than the United States.
Everyday benefits
While the WTO was created in 1995, it built on the
foundation of the 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and
Image from U.S. Chamber of Commerce On March 12, U.S. Trade Representative Robert
Lighthizer testified before a Senate Finance
Of Babies, Committee hearing entitled “Approaching 25: The Road
Bathwater, Ahead for the World Trade Organization.” The hearing was
and the WTO an opportunity to take stock of the WTO and its role as a
global forum for trade negotiations and an adjudicator of
Article by John G. Murphy, Senior trade disputes.
Vice President for International
Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Despite a number of challenges, the U.S. business
community has long regarded the World Trade
13 AmCham South China Organization (WTO) as one of the most successful
multilateral organizations. The global rules-based trading
system it embodies has benefited the entire world – but no
one more than the United States.
Everyday benefits
While the WTO was created in 1995, it built on the
foundation of the 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and
