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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Featured Headlines
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Joint Statement on Hong Kong
U.S. Department of State, May 28, 2020
PRC National People’s Congress Proposal
on Hong Kong National Security Legislation
U.S. Department of State, May 27, 2020
Remarks by President Trump
on Actions Against China
White House, May 30, 2020
President Donald J. Trump Is Protecting
America From China’s Efforts To Steal
Technology And Intellectual Property
White House, May 29, 2020
Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry
as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the People’s Republic of China
White House, May 29, 2020
Rebuking China, Trump Curtails Ties
o Hong Kong and Severs Them With W.H.O.
The New York Times, May 29, 2020
Briefing on P.R.C. National People’s Congress Proposal on Hong Kong National Security Legislation
U.S. Department of State, May 27, 2020
Pompeo Certifies Hong Kong is No
Longer Autonomous from China,
Jeopardizing Billions of Dollars in Trade
CNN, May 27, 2020
2019 Hong Kong Policy Act Report
U.S. Department of State, March 21, 2019
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CalChamber Companies in the News
The UPS Foundation Commits US$3 Million to Gavi
American Journal of Transportation, June 1, 2020
Southwest Air Sets Flight Schedule at 2019 Level by Year-End
Air Freight, May 28, 2020
Trade Policy
From the White House
Joint Statement From the United States of America and the Federative Republic of Brazil Regarding Health Cooperation
May 31, 2020
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Initiates Section 232 Investigation into Imports of Vanadium
June 2, 2020
Commerce Honors First Anniversary of President Trump’s Executive Order Establishing the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI)
May 29, 2020
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Notice of Product Exclusion Extensions: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
Federal Register, June 2, 2020
USTR Statement in Response to Decision Disallowing Action to Protect Domestic Solar Industry
May 27, 2020
From the U.S. Department of State
Secretary Pompeo’s Call with Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, and UK Counterparts
June 2, 2020
UPDATE: The United States Continues to Lead the Global Response to COVID-19
May 29, 2020
In Defense of Democracy in Venezuela
May 29, 2020
Joint Statement on the U.S. – Afghanistan – Uzbekistan Trilateral Meeting
May 27, 2020
Freedom Online Coalition Statement on COVID-19 and Internet Freedom
May 27, 2020
U.S. Government Leads the Way on E-Internships
May 27, 2020
From the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
EXIM Extends Several Temporary COVID-19 Relief Measures Through August 31, 2020
May 28, 2020
EXIM Approved 186 Small Business Authorizations Totaling More Than $173 Million and Supporting 900 U.S. Jobs in April
May 28, 2020
U.S. Chamber Letter on Nominations to the Export-Import Bank of the United States
US Chamber, May 20, 2020
From the Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2020 (Second Estimate); Corporate Profits, 1st Quarter 2020 (Preliminary Estimate)
May 28, 2020
From the International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Affirmative Circumvention Ruling on Imports of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico
June 1, 2020
United States and Brazil Celebrate 18th Plenary of U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue
May 20, 2020
From the World Trade Organization
South Korea to Reopen WTO Complaint Over Japan Trade Curbs
ABC News, June 2, 2020
WTO Report Looks at Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Services Trade
May 29, 2020
2020 WTO Public Forum Cancelled
May 28, 2020
DDG Wolff: This is the Time to Consider the Future of the Multilateral Trading System
May 27, 2020
Members Discuss Impact of COVID-19 on Developing Economies’ Participation in World Trade
May 26, 2020
Trade Agreements
Massive UK, EU, US Free Trade Area Could Save World Economy
The Irish News, June 2, 2020
China Buys U.S. Soybeans After Halt to U.S. Purchases Ordered
Reuters, June 1, 2020
No-Deal Brexit Threat Looms Over Pandemic-Ravaged U.K.
Bloomberg, June 1, 2020
China Halts Some U.S. Farm Imports, Threatening Trade Deal
Bloomberg, June 1, 2020
India, US Could Strike a ‘Smaller’ Trade Deal in the Coming Weeks
The Economic Times, May 29, 2020
How a Post-COVID-19 Revival Could Kickstart Africa’s Free Trade Area
World Economic Forum, May 29, 2020
Australian Government Asks China for Same Reduction in Trade Barriers as US
The Guardian, May 29, 2020
Aust, UK to Start Free Trade Deal Talks
Yahoo Finance, May 27, 2020
Africa’s Free Trade Area is Delayed By the Coronavirus, but Experts Say it’s Vital to Recovery
CNBC, May 26, 2020
Developing Countries Have Been Busy Forging Trade Agreements — With One Another
The Washington Post, May 26, 2020
Thailand to Consider Membership in Asia-Pacific Trade Pact in a Month
Reuters, May 26, 2020
Trade with Mexico Could Be Key as US Emerges from Coronavirus
Freight Waves, May 23, 2020
Federal
CBO Projects Virus Impact Could Trim GDP by $15.7 Trillion
AP, June 2, 2020
U.S. Manufacturing Activity Off 11-Year Low; Construction Spending Falls
Reuters, June 1, 2020
Trade Deficit in Goods Widens to $69.7 Billion in April, Advanced Data Show
MarketWatch, May 29, 2020
White House to Skip Economic Forecast This Summer Showing Depth of the Downturn
Politico, May 28, 2020
NAM Manufacturer’s Outlook Survey Second Quarter 2020
NAM, May 28, 2020
Trade War Cut $1.7 Trillion From U.S. Market Caps: Study
Bloomberg, May 28, 2020
Americans on Jobless Benefits Post First Drop of Pandemic
Bloomberg, May 28, 2020
California
How California Farms Can Survive the Post-Pandemic World
CalMatters, May 28, 2020
CalChamber Offers Recommendations to Fire Up California’s Economic Recovery
CalChamber, May 28, 2020
More International Articles
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COVID-19 News
Economic Fallout From Coronavirus
Begins Across Developing World
The Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2020
Japan Considering Re-Opening
Door to Some Foreigners
Reuters, May 31, 2020
Canada Cuts Projected Costs
for Wage Subsidy Program
Bloomberg, May 29, 2020
EU Took Big Step With Coronavirus-Recovery Proposal—Now Comes the Hard Part
The Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2020
France to Open Bars and Beaches
in Second Phase of Easing Lockdown
Reuters, May 28, 2020
Steep Drop in Trade Flows Shows
Pitfalls of Cross-Border Supply Chains
The Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2020
A French-German Initiative for the European Recovery from the Coronavirus
German Federal Government, May 18, 2020
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China – Hong Kong – U.S. Relations
US-China Showdown Over Hong Kong
Puts Japan in Bind
Nikkei Asian Review, June 2, 2020
‘Lemon’ or Not, Trump Stuck with
Phase 1 China Trade Deal for Now
Reuters, June 1, 2020
China Vows to Hit Back at US Over Any
Action on Hong Kong National Security Law
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2020
The Optimistic Case for Hong Kong
Politico, May 26, 2020
Two Sessions 2020: National People’s
Congress Approves Resolution to
Impose Security Law on Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2020
Hongkongers with BN(O) Passports Could
Get British Citizenship if Beijing Imposes
National Security Law, Dominic Raab Says
South China Morning Report, May 29, 2020
US-China Trade War Slashes US$1.7 Trillion
from American Companies’ Market Caps,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York says
South China Morning Report, May 29, 2020
Trump Set to Rebuke China on
Muslims After Friction on Hong Kong
American Journal of Transportation, May 29, 2020
U.S. Seizure of Chinese-Built
Transformer Raises Specter of Closer Scrutiny
The Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2020
U.S. Weighs Sanctions on Chinese
Officials, Firms Over Hong Kong
Bloomberg, May 26, 2020
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Out of Favor With Australia’s Central Government, China Targets States
The Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2020
Turkey Makes its Bid as US Looks for Alternatives to Chinese Production
Daily Sabah, June 1, 2020
Trudeau: Russia’s Return to the G-7 Not Acceptable
Politico, June 1, 2020
EU Trade Commissioner Hogan Mulling Candidacy for WTO Chief
Reuters, May 31, 2020
EU Is Set to Air ‘Grave Concern’ Over China’s Move in Hong Kong
American Journal of Transportation, May 29, 2020
Digital Taxes are an Even Bigger Threat to the US Economy During the Pandemic
CNBC, May 27, 2020
Digital Services Taxes: Do They Comply with International Tax, Trade, and EU Law?
Tax Foundation, May 26, 2020
India’s Limited Trade Connectivity with South Asia
Brookings Institute, May 26, 2020
Mexico Economy Fares Better Than First Estimated at Start of 2020
Reuters, May 26, 2020
Roberto Fendt Named as Brazil’s Deputy Economy Minister for Foreign Trade
Reuters, May 27, 2020
Blue Dot Network: The Belt and Road Alternative
The Diplomat, April 7, 2020
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