Trump taps China hardliner for USTR landing team as JCCT begins

Dan DiMicco, former CEO of steelmaker Nucor and proponent of imposing high tariffs on China over dumping of steel and other materials, has been tasked by the Trump transition team to co-lead the so-called “landing team” for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, while members of the Obama administration and officials from China this week kick off the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade. Alongside DiMicco in leading the landing team for USTR is Robert Lighthizer, currently a partner...