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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

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Trade Report: Despite Storm Clouds,
Growth Continues for California Exports

CalChamber, April 10, 2018

 

Notice of Determination and
Request for Public Comment

Concerning Proposed Determination of
Action Pursuant to Section 301: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation

Federal Register Notice

 

Trump Hints at Deal on Chinese
Trade as Xi Readies Response

Bloomberg, April 9, 2018

China's Xi Renews Pledges to Open Economy,
Cut Tariffs This Year as U.S. Trade Row Deepens

Reuters, April 9, 2018

CalChamber Companies in the News

A Culture of Innovation: Stepping Out of Our
Comfort Zone to Achieve Goals

Blue Diamond Growers, April 4, 2018

Clippers Foundation to Donate $10 Million
to Renovate Los Angeles’ Basketball Courts

Los Angeles Times, April 2, 2018

Trade Policy

From the White House

Statement from President Donald J. Trump
on Additional Proposed Section 301 Remedies

April 5, 2018

From the U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Final Determination on Stainless Steel Flanges from the People’s Republic of China
April 6, 2018

From the U.S. Trade Representative

Under Section 301 Action, USTR Releases
Proposed Tariff List on Chinese Products

 April 3, 2018

Brady, Reichert Statements on Preliminary
List of Tariffs on Chinese Products

House Ways and Means Committee, April 3, 2018

USTR Announces U.S.-Bahrain Memorandum
of Understanding on Trade in Food and Agriculture Products

April 9, 2018

USTR Robert Lighthizer Statement
on the President’s Additional Section 301 Action

April 5, 2018

United States: China’s Response
to U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Is Baseless

April 4, 2018

From the U.S. Department of State

Joint Statement on the U.S.-India-Japan Trilateral Meeting
April 5, 2018

From the International Trade Administration

Strengthening Credit Conditions
for Exporting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

April 6, 2018

From the World Trade Organization

WTO Establishes Two Panels to Rule on US Lumber Duties
April 9, 2018

China Initiates WTO Dispute Complaint Against
US Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Products

April 9, 2018

S. Korea Notifies WTO of Plans to Suspend Tariff
Concessions on U.S. Goods

Reuters, April 6, 2018

China Files WTO Complaint Over the United States’
Tariff Measures on Chinese Goods

April 5, 2018

Trade Agreements

NAFTA

No New NAFTA Deal This Week, But
80 Percent Chance for Early May: Mexico Minister

Reuters, April 9, 2018

A NAFTA Poison Pill
The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2018

Trump Has an Unlikely Ally on Wages:
Mexico’s Leftist Candidate

Bloomberg, April 9, 2018

Mexico Does Not Rule Out
‘Quick Result’ to NAFTA Trade Talks

Reuters, April 6, 2018

NAFTA Nations ‘Moving Forward in
Significant Way’: Canada’s Trudeau

Reuters, April 5, 2018

Trump Softens Key NAFTA Demand
on Regional Car Content

Bloomberg, April 4, 2018

Chairman Brady Talks NAFTA
Negotiations with Harris Faulkner

House Ways and Means Committee Youtube, April 3, 2018

Freeland Expected to Go to DC for Late-Game
NAFTA Talks as Political Pressure Ramps Up

CBC, April 3, 2018

British Minister Flags Free-Trade Deal with Australia
Australian British Chamber of Commerce, April 9, 2018

Joining the TPP After Brexit Would Be Groundbreaking for Britain, Says British MEP
Daily Express, April 5, 2018

Federal

Video: Navarro: Trump’s Tariff Threats Are Not a ‘Negotiating Tactic’ with China
NBC, April 8, 2018

U.S. Looks to Protect Domestic Car Makers From Foreign Competition
The Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2018

U.S. Trade Offensive Puts Spotlight on Foreign-Exchange Policies
Bloomberg, April 4, 2018

Economist: Trump Trade War Will Cost 190,000 Jobs
Axios, April 4, 2018

Stocks Bounce Back from Trade Temors, Bonds Fall: Markets Wrap
Bloomberg, April 3, 2018

California

CalChamber Releases 2018 Job Killer List
CalChamber, April 5, 2018

More International Articles

China

States That Could Be Hurt The
Most By A Trade War With China

ValuePenguin, April 2018

China is Studying Yuan Devaluation
as a Tool in Trade Spat

Bloomberg, April 9, 2018

Obama Trade Rep: Trump’s Concerns
About China are ‘Real and Legitimate’

CNBC, April 9, 2018

China Acting in Defense of International Trade
China Daily, April 8, 2018

Donald Trump Trade Threats Lack Credibility
Financial Times, April 8, 2018

Trump Proposes $100 Billion in
Additional Tariffs on Chinese Products

CNBC, April 6, 2018

Why China is Confident It Can
Beat Trump in a Trade War

The New York Times, April 5, 2018

Shipping Industry Braces for Chinese Trade War
CNN, April 5, 2018

As China Fires Back in Trade War,
Here Are the Winners and Losers

Bloomberg, April 4, 2018

How to Make Trade Peace with China
The Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2018

China Retaliates Against U.S. Tariffs,
Escalates Trade War

Los Angeles Times, April 4, 2018

As U.S. and China Trade Tariff Barbs,
Others Scoop Up U.S. Soybeans

Reuters, April 8, 2018

U.S. Sanctions Hit Putin Allies Including Billionaire Deripaska
Bloomberg, April 6, 2018

Trump to Urge Latam to Look to U.S., Not China, on Trade
Reuters, April 5, 2018

Mexican TVs, Pork Set to Benefit From U.S.-China Trade War
American Journal of Transportation, April 4, 2018

U.S.-China Trade War Could Hit German
Automakers, Plus Tesla, Ford

US News and World Report, April 4, 2018

U.S. Tariffs Aimed at China Give Japan New Reasons to Worry
Bloomberg, April 3, 2018

South Korea, India Cut Trade Surpluses with U.S. as Trump Rails
American Journal of Transportation, April 3, 2018

 
 

 

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