Assistant Secretary of State sees market expansion in SE Asia

Assistant Secretary of State sees market expansion in SE Asia

The Biden administration is working to reduce tariffs on U.S ag exports and expand market access in Southeast Asia.

“Whatever we do, we’re always going to fight for market access.”

Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, says the administration didn’t need a free trade agreement to lower the beef tariff with Vietnam, but ““A lot of other countries have free trade agreements that are coming online, and those free trade agreements include in them tariff reduction.

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