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The president called Vietnam “almost the single-worst abuser of everybody” and added, “we'll start working on that too, by the way. I don't want to do too many at one time.”

A Commerce Department nominee who helped write a report on the national security implications of auto and auto parts imports is being held up in Congress over concerns about the investigation, which President Trump has said could lead to tariffs, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) told Inside U.S. Trade on Tuesday.

The European Union will bring its dispute with the U.S. over Spanish olives to a panel at the World Trade Organization, while China has agreed to implement reforms to its administration of agricultural tariff-rate quotas after losing a dispute with the U.S. earlier this year, according to member statements from a Dispute Settlement Body meeting on Monday.

The deadline for submitting requests is Sept. 30.

The Chinese Cyberspace Administration last week issued a draft regulation that would make it more difficult for companies doing business in China to send data outside of the country, moving closer to implement an aspect of the new Cybersecurity Law that has drawn the ire of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and American businesses.

Members of the House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday highlighted countries around the globe they feel are ripe for trade agreements with the U.S., with some urging that talks be promptly initiated as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and China trade issues are worked out.

The speaker has a lot of new members who need “hand-holding” through the process, Senate Finance Chairman said.

“We are writing to express our concerns about reports that the administration may be exploring” the move, the bipartisan group says in a letter to Lighthizer.