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FILE - In this May, 6 ,2020 file photo, then French culture minister Franck Riester makes a statement at the Elysee Palace in Paris. France's trade minister Franck Riester hopes U.S. President-elect Joe Biden acts soon to calm trade tensions fueled by Donald Trump, which have led to escalating tariffs on both sides of the Atlantic hitting billions of dollars worth of wine, cars and other goods. In an interview with The Associated Press, Riester accused the U.S. of blocking the appointment of the World Trade Organization's next director and said France is &quot;optimistic&quot; that Biden will improve U.S. ties with Europe and the world. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)

AP Interview: France wants Biden to calm trade disputes

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the EU Commission, speaks at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, following the informal talks of the EU Trade Ministers on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/Pool via AP)

WTO says EU can put tariffs on $4 billion of US goods

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

FILE - This file photo combo shows the candidates for the WTO Director-General selection process at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, pictured from Wednesday to Friday, July 15 - 17, 2020, Yoo Myung-hee, of Korea, left and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, of Nigeria. The World Trade Organization says South Korea’s trade minister and a Harvard-trained former Nigerian finance minister have qualified as the two finalists to become the next director-general, ensuring a woman in the top job for the first time. WTO spokesman Keith Rockwell said Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 that a selection committee found Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria and Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea qualified for the final round in a race expected to end in the coming weeks. (Martial Trezzini, Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File)

World Trade Organization to be led by a woman for first time

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

A bird flies over the buildings of the banking districts in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Ex-Chinese diplomat details new WTO forecast on world trade

Associated Press

This photo combo shows the candidates for the WTO Director-General selection process at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, pictured from Wednesday to Friday, July 15 - 17, 2020. Top row form left, Abdel Hamid Mamdouh, of Egypt, Amina Mohamed, of Kenya, Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijri, of Saudi Arabia, and Yoo Myung-hee, of Korea. Bottom row from left, Liam Fox, of United Kingdom, Tudor Ulianovschi, of Moldova, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,of Nigeria and Jesus Seade Kuri, of Mexico. (Martial Trezzini, Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Egyptian, Mexican, Moldovan exit in race for top post at WTO

Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Washington from a trip to Phoenix. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US tariffs on China are illegal, says world trade body

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

South Korea-Japan trade fight moves to global dispute panel

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

The “China Shock” — the decade following China’s formal entry into the world trading system marked by its admission to the World Trade Organization in 2001 — has been decried by Republicans and Democrats alike as a disaster for American manufacturing and for the U.S. job market. But Cato Institute researcher Scott Lincicome thinks the conventional wisdom is wrong. He spoke with Washington Times’ reporter Anna Dollar about his findings. (Courtesy of Cato Institute)

Scott Lincicome, Cato Institute researcher, believes ‘China Shock’ was not a disaster for U.S.

By Anna Dollar - The Washington Times

Saudi, Briton join race for top WTO post ahead of deadline

Associated Press

China and the WTO Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

With reforms the World Trade Organization is worth saving, but only if China plays by the rules

By Peter Morici

Schalke's Weston McKennie gives an interview beside the pitch with distance to the camera after the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, May 16, 2020. The German Bundesliga becomes the world's first major soccer league to resume after a two-month suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)

World Trade Organization: Saudis facilitated sports piracy

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, left, and European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan attend a media conference after their meeting in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. The talks are focused on U.S. tariffs on French wine and other goods. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

EU trade chief Phil Hogan mulls run for WTO top job

Associated Press

Na Seung-sik, deputy minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Office of Trade and Investment, speaks during a briefing at the government complex in Sejong, South Korea, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Reigniting a bitter row between key U.S. allies, South Korea on Tuesday said it will reopen a complaint filed with the World Trade Organization over Japan’s tightened controls on technology exports to its companies, blaming Tokyo for an alleged lack of commitment in resolving mutual grievances. (Kang Jong-min/Newsis via AP)

South Korea to reopen WTO complaint over Japan trade curbs

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, signs a trade agreement with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. China’s government welcomed an interim trade deal with Washington and said Thursday the two sides need to address each other’s “core concerns.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Why Trump deal with China is good for free trade

By Peter Morici

The Latest: WTO chief says debate over trade rules will last

Associated Press

Dennis Shea, US Ambassador to the WTO, arrives for the opening of the General Council, at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization, WTO, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

World trade without rules? US shuts down WTO appeals court

By JAMEY KEATEN and PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

Dennis Shea, US Ambassador to the WTO, arrives for the opening of the General Council, at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization, WTO, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

World trade without rules? US shuts down WTO appeals court

By JAMEY KEATEN and PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

Twenty-six free trade and industry organizations urged President Trump to support proposed reforms to the World Trade Organization before it loses its ability to settle trade disputes on Tuesday.

Deadlines loom for Trump administration for World Trade Organization panel, tariffs on Chinese goods

By Tom Howell Jr. and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 18, 2015, file photo, an Airbus A380 takes off for its demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget airport, north of Paris. A World Trade Organization panel ruled Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, that the European Union has not complied with an order to end illegal subsidies for plane-maker Airbus, which prompted the Trump administration to impose tariffs on nearly $7.5 billion worth of EU goods in October. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

WTO panel: EU fails to end illegal subsidies for Airbus

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, Lisa Wathne holds original sea turtle costumes, like the one she wore 20 years earlier that were made for protesters at the World Trade Organization (WTO) demonstrations in Seattle, in Lake Forest Park, Wash. Wathne and other demonstrators wore the cardboard turtle shells to protest WTO policies, including one interpreted by protesters as disregarding the plight of turtles killed by shrimp nets. A wide array of issues brought tens of thousands of protesters to Seattle 20 years ago Saturday, with one unifying theme: concern that the World Trade Organization, a then-little-known body charged with regulating international trade, threatened them all. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Impact of WTO protests in Seattle still felt 2 decades later

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press