By Randall Mikkelsen
QUELUZ, Portugal (Reuters) - President Clinton and European Union leaders began a summit Wednesday expected to focus on deepening trade disputes between the United States and Europe, the world's largest trading partners.
BRUSSELS, May 30 (Reuters) - The European Union will launch a World Trade Organisation (WTO) complaint against the United States if it goes ahead with a plan to rotate sanctions on EU goods in rows over beef and bananas, an EU source said on Tuesday.
By Adrian Croft
LISBON, May 30 (Reuters) - European Union and U.S. leaders will try to contain a flare-up in transatlantic trade tensions -- ranging from U.S. tax breaks for exporters to EU policies on bananas and hormone-treated beef -- at a summit on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it would press ahead with its plans for overhauling a multibillion-dollar U.S. export program despite objections from the European Union, and warned Brussels that the dispute could lead to an escalation in transatlantic trade tension.
By Adam Entous
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over Beijing's objections, a permanent U.S. commission will keep watch on China's human rights record under an historic trade bill headed for final passage.
Washington Post / By Clay Chandler, Washington Post Foreign Service / Thursday, May 25, 2000
SHANGHAI, May 24 -- After the long battle over trade with China, now comes the hard part--figuring out how to make money in the Chinese market.
