The system does not work the way that we think it does or that it is intended to.
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Ambassador Tai discusses the shortcomings of current trade policies for certain demographics.
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the Biden administration would support the waiver, but we know that’s only one step.
I think that what I would say is, the provision that you cited earlier really has more to do with withdrawing the United States from the WTO as opposed to the authority of the United States to participate at the WTO as a full member.
The administration believes strongly in intellectual property protections, but in service of ending this pandemic, supports the waiver of those protections for COVID-19 vaccines.
Our goal is not a return to the economy we had before the pandemic, but to seize the opportunity to set America on a strong and clear path to a competitive future.





