USTR - Press Releasehttp://www.ustr.gov/node/64/205,329/10en-usUnited States Requests WTO Panel Against China Over Export Restraints on Raw MaterialsEuropean Union and Mexico Join the United States in Requesthttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/november/united-states-requests-wto-panel-against-china-ov11/04/2009Joint Statement by USTR, U.S. Commerce Department and U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionJEJU, KOREA - Today staff from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, U.S. Commerce Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection concluded the first-ever meeting with customs authorities from all six major semiconductor producing economies to discuss the problems posed by trade in counterfeit semiconductor products.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/september/joint-statement-ustr-us-commerce-department-and-09/22/2009Kirk: White House Fulfilling Trade Enforcement Pledge With Announcement of Remedies in Chinese Tire CaseWashington, D.C. - Following an announcement by the White House, United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk released the following statement today on the U.S. decision to impose remedies under Section 421 of the 1974 Trade Act to stop a harmful surge of imports into the U.S. of Chinese tires for passenger cars and light trucks. Following what the ITC determined was a surge, production of similar products in the U.S. dropped, domestic tire plants closed, and Americans lost their jobs.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/september/kirk-white-house-fulfilling-trade-enforcement-pl09/11/2009Ambassador Kirk Announces Results of Annual 1377 ReviewWashington, DC - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today announced the results of the 2009 annual review of the operation and effectiveness of telecommunications trade agreements under Section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 ("1377 Review"). The results of the review, concluded on March 31, 2009, are set out in a Report of the 1377 Review released today. The Report of the 1377 Review identifies barriers facing U.S.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/april/ambassador-kirk-announces-results-annual-1377-review04/06/2009WTO Appellate Body Confirms Finding Against China’s Taxation of U.S. Auto Partshttp://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/press_release/2008/asset_upload_file341_15242.pdf12/14/2008WTO Panel Finds Against China’s Taxation of U.S. Auto Partshttp://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/press_release/2008/asset_upload_file206_15021.pdf07/17/2008