The use of chemical washes on U.S. poultry and Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) will not be issues that will prevent the U.S. and UK from reaching a trade deal, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in the UK Monday, according to news reports.
“I do not think either of those are going to be what sinks us,” Lighthizer said, adding he belief the two sides can work things out on those issues. Talks are expected to start in the next few weeks.
Lighthizer, speaking at the Oxford Union, said he believes the poultry issue “Is kind of a false problem.” He believes "Science-based standards, and then consumer preference – that is what is going to sort out this problem, and the United States and the UK are not going to go separate ways based on chicken.”
On the phase-one agreement with China, Lighthizer said there was no reason why China will not meet their commitments spelled out in the deal provided the coronavirus does not provided a long-term negative impact to economic growth.
Welcome
