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...Seattle meeting, which also attempted to launch a new trade round. This time, tough visa rules and tight security kept demonstrators away, and Sept. 11 appeared to encourage delegates to look beyond their own narrow horizons. So a deal was struck. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said the wto sent a powerful signal. "We have removed the stain of Seattle," he said. "We are helping to deliver growth, development and prosperity throughout the world...
...Zoellick emerged as the meeting?s savior after shepherding the last stage of the talks when many thought everything would unravel. He had already cleared a huge roadblock earlier on when he agreed to allow poor countries to waive the usual patent rules for life-saving medicines, facing down the powerful U.S. pharmaceutical industry. His initial pro-drug-company position was undercut when the U.S. considered breaking the Cipro patent during the recent anthrax scare...
...lower trade barriers can help attract and hold allies to the antiterror campaign by bringing needed jobs and income to impoverished regions. "The launch of a new global trade round is important for economic recovery in the short term and for economic growth over time," U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick told TIME. "A signal that the world's trading nations are committed to open markets would inject additional confidence into financial markets...
...improved treatment of Anwar and detained members of the opposition. Now the Americans are listening. On Oct. 1, Bush phoned to ask Mahathir's advice on fighting terrorism and set a date for the two to meet at the APEC conference. Two weeks later, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick was in Kuala Lumpur, lavishly praising Malaysia for its help in the fight against terrorism. Mahathir has criticized the American attacks in Afghanistan, but at Shanghai, Bush went out of his way to emphasize that he respected Mahathir's position on the Afghan campaign. "He is concerned about the death...
...Despite fears prompted by the slowdown in the world economy, the outlook on trade relations between the U.S. and Europe is bullish. By resolving the "banana war," Bush administration trade representative Robert Zoellick has proven his ability to overcome some of the difficulties that vexed the Clinton administration's dealings with the Europeans. Despite looming conflicts over issues ranging from U.S. companies basing themselves offshore for purposes of exports to President Bush's call for an investigation into cheap steel being dumped on U.S. markets, the outlook is bullish for the Bush team to get the Europeans to agree...