Robert E. Lighthizer: “I think we have to strongly enforce our trade laws.”

The United States is far better off in bilateral deals. We have the biggest market. We have more leverage.

there is a long history of failure by China to protect intellectual property.

We have a trade deficit with China which is unsustainable, $375 billion, most of which... is a result of state capitalism.

I am committed to negotiating a modernized NAFTA that incorporates robust protections for workers and the environment.