China: U.S. expected to impose up to $60 billion in China tariffs by Friday -

The Trump administration is expected to unveil up to $60 billion in new tariffs on Chinese imports by Friday, targeting technology, telecommunications and intellectual property, two officials briefed on the matter said Monday.

One business source, who has discussed the issue with the administration, said that the China tariffs may be subject to a public comment period, which would delay their effective date and allow industry groups and companies to lodge objections.

This would be considerably different from the quick implementation of the steel and aluminum tariffs, which are set to go into effect on March 23, just 15 days after President Donald Trump signed the proclamations.

A delayed approach could allow time for negotiations with Beijing to try to resolve trade issues related to the administration's "Section 301" probe into China's intellectual property practices before tariffs take effect.

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Intellectual Property Watch: Outdated Multilateral Trade System Challenged By Climate Change, Regionalisation, Speakers Say - by Catherine Saez

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Climate change measures might impact competitiveness and the multilateral trade system in its current form might not be equipped to address the issue, according to speakers at a parallel event to the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting today. At the same time, regional trade agreements might constitute free electrons in the multilateral trade system, obeying to their own rules, said speakers at other sessions of the event. The International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development is holding the Geneva Trade and Development Symposium, convening stakeholders to discuss a variety of issues such as climate change, competitiveness, agriculture, strengthening the multilateral system, the Doha Development Round, and patents and clean energy.

The future trend might be a proliferation of preferential agreements between large countries. The European Union has agreements with China, with Japan, for example and the “US are not going to sit idle,” he said. If that trend is confirmed, the multilateralism could be subject to further erosion.