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Tuesday, March 3, 2020
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Speakers Highlight Economic
Vitality of Baja California Region
CalChamber, March 3, 2020
(From left) Ambassador Carlos González Gutiérrez, consul general
of Mexico, San Diego; CalChamber Chair Mark Jansen, Blue Diamond Growers; Undersecretary of the Economy Rubén Roa Dueñas, State
of Baja California; Susan Corrales-Diaz, Systems Integrated;
John Boyle, Auto Club of Southern California (breakfast sponsor).
Thanks to our sponsor
Canadian Consul General Visits CalChamber;
Discusses Privacy, Trade, Workforce Development
CalChamber, February 27, 2020
Representatives of the Canadian Consulate General from San
Francisco and Los Angeles visited the California Chamber of
Commerce in celebration of Canada Day in Sacramento on
February 26. From left: Yves Beaulieu, Consul of Canada, San
Francisco; Susanne Stirling VP International Affairs, CalChamber;
Rana Sarkar, Consul General of Canada, San Francisco;
Allan Zaremberg, President and CEO, CalChamber; and
Arwen Widmer Bobyk, Consul of Canada, Los Angeles.
Photo by Taryn DeOilers.
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CalChamber Companies in the News
First-Of-Its-Kind Global Collaboration Launched
to Develop Transformative Treatment Regimens for Tuberculosis
Johnson & Johnson, February 27, 2020
United Arab Emirates Orders Additional Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods
Lockheed Martin, February 25, 2020
Trade Policy
From the White House
Executive Order on the Establishment of the Environment
Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under the
USMCA Implementation Act
February 29, 2020
Executive Order on the Establishment of the Committee
on Trade in Automotive Goods Under Section 202a
of the USMCA Implementation Act
February 28, 2020
Remarks by President Trump at a Business Roundtable
New Delhi, India
February 26, 2020
President Donald J. Trump Is Strengthening Our Strategic Partnership with India
February 25, 2020
Joint Statement: Vision and Principles for the United States-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership
February 25, 2020
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
on UN “Blacklist” of Companies
March 3, 2020
Statement by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Visit
to Pakistan
February 26, 2020
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Trump Trade Agenda Results in ‘Blue-Collar Boom’
February 28, 2020
USTR Vows to Push for Trade Deals with Britain, EU;
Seeks Reforms at WTO
The New York Times, February 28, 2020
From the U.S. Department of State
The United States and Ukraine Hold Third Cyber Dialogue
March 3, 2020
Israel: Central to the Middle East’s Future
March 2, 2020
The State Department Is Winning for America
February 28, 2020
Joint Statement on United States-Latvia Joint Declaration
on 5G Security
February 27, 2020
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison on U.S. Engagement in NATO
February 27, 2020
From the World Trade Organization
DG Azevêdo: Weeks Ahead Are “Window of Opportunity”
for WTO Members to Shape Future of Multilateral Rule-Making
March 2, 2020
Does America Finally Have a Deal to Save the World Trade Organization?
The Hill, February 26, 2020
Trade Agreements
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US-UK Trade Agreement
United States-United Kingdom Negotiations: Summary of Specific Negotiating Objectives
U.S. Trade Representative, February 2019
UK – U.S. Free Trade Agreement
UK Department of International Trade
About That Much Vaunted U.S.-U.K.
Trade Deal? Maybe Not Now
The New York Times, March 3, 2020
Lighthizer Sees U.S., U.K.
Getting Over Chicken, Drug Hurdles
Bloomberg, March 2, 2020
UK Finance Could Be Eclipsed
by Cars in U.S. Trade Deal
Reuters, March 2, 2020
The U.K. Wants a U.S. Trade Deal
The Wall Street Journal, March 1, 2020
Trump and Johnson Line Up ‘Massive’ Trade Deal.
But the Experts Aren’t So Optimistic
CNBC, February 27, 2020
U.S. Trade Rep Lighthizer to Meet British
Counterpart as Allies Gear Up for Talks
Reuters, February 25, 2020
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Preferential Trade Benefits: U.S. Delists Vietnam as Developing Nation
Vietnam Briefing, March 2, 2020
USTR Pins Hope on 2nd-Round Trade Negotiations with Tokyo
The Japan News, March 1, 2020
Canada Evaluates USMCA, Raises More Questions than Answers
CATO Institute, February 28, 2020
Canadian-Dominican Free Trade Agreement Gathers Steam
Dominican Today, February 28, 2020
European Lawmaker ‘Skeptical’ on Future of U.S.-EU Trade Talks
Politico, February 27, 2020
EU Believes Argentina and Mercosur Will Ratify Agreement
Buenos Aires Times, February 26, 2020
India Should Join RCEP, Do More in Pacific Islands:
New Zealand Dy PM
The Tribune, February 26, 2020
Big Trade Deal Elusive, India and U.S. Eye Free Trade Agreement
The Times of India, February 26, 2020
Texas and Other U.S. Businesses Eye Expansion in Mexico
Following Trade Tensions with China
Law.com, February 25, 2020
Federal
Strengthening America’s Economic Engagement with Africa
The Heritage Foundation, February 26, 2020
Embracing Technology to Feed a Growing World
by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue
Euractiv, February 23, 2020
California
‘Like the Coronavirus.’ Why California Farmers Are Terrified
of This Big, Beautiful Bug
The Sacramento Bee, March 3, 2020
More International Articles
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China
China Manufacturing Slumps
as Anti-Virus Controls Bite
The Associated Press, March 2, 2020
One of China’s Most Ambitious
Projects Becomes a Corridor to Nowhere
Bloomberg, March 2, 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak Could Spur China
to Fulfill Promise to Purchase
U.S. Agricultural Products
Washington Examiner, March 2, 2020
China and the Perilous Politics of Coronavirus
Politico, March 1, 2020
Covid-19 Is Teaching Hard Lessons
About China-Only Supply Chains
The Economist, February 29, 2020
Coronavirus: China ‘Fully Expected’
to Meet Trade Deal Terms Despite
COVID-19 Outbreak, Top U.S. Officials Say
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2020
Xi’s Response to Virus Foreshadows
an Even Tighter Grip on China
Bloomberg, February 24, 2020
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Tim Cook and Apple Bet Everything on China. Then Coronavirus Hit.
The Wall Street Journal, March 3, 2020
Silicon Valley Style Tech Start Ups Hold Promise for Latin America
Verdict, March 2, 2020
Indonesia Still Deserves Special Treatment in Global Trade
The Jakarta Post, March 2, 2020
Recession, Record Violence Hit Support for Mexico President
Reuters, March 1, 2020
Mexico Central Bank Cuts 2020 Growth Forecast, Cites
Coronavirus Risk
Reuters, February 26, 2020
Mexican Economy Shrinks at Close of 2019, Extending Recession
Reuters, February 25, 2020
Posting First Rise Since 2014, U.S. Exports to Arab World Grow
4 Percent to $62.64 Billion in 2019
National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce, February 9, 2020
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