Bisquey business: Maine politicians bemoan China lobster deal flop
by Associated Press in Portland, Maine from on (#5WAXH)
Senator Angus King urges US trade representative to press Beijing to live up to promise to increase spending on tasty crustaceans
China has failed to live up to its promise to buy more Maine lobster under a deal that opened the door to an easing of a trade war under Donald Trump, Maine's congressional leaders say.
Maine's lobster industry was hurt by retaliatory Chinese tariffs in 2018 but failed to see substantial export gains after China committed to buying an additional $200bn in US goods, the delegation contends.
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