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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Featured Headlines
Landmark U.S.-Mexico Canada-Agreement
Brings Modernized Rules to Trade on July 1
CalChamber, June 29, 2020
USMCA Full Text of the Agreement
USMCA Fact Sheets
USMCA Website
Key Milestones
July 1, 2020 – USMCA Entry Info Force
April 3, 2020 – Mexico Ratifies USMCA
March 13, 2020 – Canada Ratifies USMCA
Jan 29, 2020 – United States Approves USMCA
Jan 16, 2020 – U.S. Senate Passes USMCA 89 to 10
Dec 19, 2019 – U.S. House of Representatives Passes USMCA 385 to 41
Dec 10, 2019 – Final Agreement Signed by the United States, Mexico & Canada
Nov 30, 2018 –Initially Signing by the United States, Mexico & Canada
Proclamation to Take Certain Actions Under
the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act and for Other Purposes
White House, June 29, 2020
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CalChamber Companies in the News
United Airlines Resuming Service Between San Francisco and Shanghai
United Newsroom, June 26, 2020
Boeing Boosts Israeli Aerospace Industry by $1B in Three Years
Boeing Mediaroom, June 24, 2020
Amazon Says a New ‘Counterfeit Crimes Unit’ Will Work with Law Enforcement to Take on Fraudsters
CNBC, June 24, 2020
Trade Policy
From the White House
Artificial Intelligence Can Serve Democracy
June 26, 2020
Readout from the Vice President’s Meeting with Airline Executives
June 26, 2020
Executive Order on Continuing the President’s National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board
June 26, 2020
Executive Order on Modernizing and Reforming the Assessment and Hiring of Federal Job Candidates
June 26, 2020
Memorandum on Protecting the United States Lobster Industry
June 24, 2020
U.S. Department of Commerce
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Revocation of Hong Kong Special Status
June 29, 2020
Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the 6th American Workforce Policy Advisory Board Meeting
June 26, 2020
From the U.S. Department of State
U.S. Government Ending Controlled Defense Exports to Hong Kong
June 29, 2020
U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue Energy Working Group
June 29, 2020
A New Transatlantic Dialogue
June 25, 2020
U.S. Funding of Global Health Strengthens COVID-19 Fight
Share America, June 25, 2020
Empty Promises from the People’s Republic of China in Africa
June 24, 2020
From the International Trade Administration
The U.S. Department of Commerce Celebrates First Anniversary of Trump Administration’s Prosper Africa Initiative
June 25, 2020
From the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Chairman Reed Underscores Trade Finance Tools for U.S. Agricultural Exporters in Teleconference Co-Hosted by USDA and EXIM
June 24, 2020
From the Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. International Investment Position, First Quarter 2020, Year 2019, and Annual Update
June 30, 2020
From the World Trade Organization
WTO Report on G20 Shows Moves to Facilitate Imports Even as Trade Restrictions Remain Widespread
June 29, 2020
DDG Wolff: WTO Acceding Governments Reconfirm Value of Multilateral Trading System
June 29, 2020
WTO, UNCTAD, ITC Chiefs Announce Rollout of Revamped Trade Data Tool for Small Businesses
June 28, 2020
DG Azevêdo: Tackling Challenges Facing MSMEs is Critically Important
June 26, 2020
Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations Chair Introduces Draft Consolidated Text to WTO Members
June 25, 2020
DDG Wolff: Openness, Balance and Trust are Underlying Values of the WTO
June 25, 2020
Members Underline Importance of Facilitating Safe Agri-Food Trade in Times of Crisis
June 24, 2020
Republic of Korea Nominates Ms Yoo Myung-hee for Post of WTO Director-General
June 24, 2020
Who Will Lead the WTO and Help It Avoid Collapse?
Bloomberg, June 24, 2020
Voting on WTO Withdrawal
CATO Institute, June 23, 2020
Trade Agreements
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USMCA
Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring
and Enforcement Procedural Guidelines
for Petitions Pursuant to the USMCA
Federal Register, June 30, 2020 Deadline is August 15, 2020
High-Wage Components of the Labor Value
Content Requirements Under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Federal Register, to be published July 1, 2020
Mexico’s President Confirms Visit to Trump
in Washington, Date to Be Set Soon
Reuters, June 29, 2020
NAFTA’s Successor is About to Take Effect.
Here’s Why it Will be Good for North
America—and Bad for the WTO
Atlantic Council, June 29, 2020
USMCA Replaces NAFTA This Week.
How Will it Change Trade?
MarketPlace, June 29, 2020
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China-Taiwan Trade Pact Fails to Deliver 10 Years On
Nikkei Asian Review, June 30, 2020
Is UK Heading to No-Trade Deal Brexit? Banks Assess Risk
Reuters, June 30, 2020
Thailand’s TPP Stance on the Line as Ex-General Heads Ruling Party
Nikkei Asian Review, June 29, 2020
Colombia UK Bilateral Trade Agreement Passes Out of Colombian Senate
Finance Colombia, June 29, 2020
Vietnam: RCEP Manifests Free Trade, Multilateralism Amid Global Difficulties
The Star, June 28, 2020
UK Ready to Quit EU on ‘Australia Terms’ if No Brexit Deal, PM Johnson Says
The New York Times, June 27, 2020
Japan Presses UK on Speedy Trade Talks for End-of-Year Deal
Nikkei Asian Review, June 25, 2020
EU-Mexico Trade Agreement May Create Opportunities for Port Services Providers
The National Law Review, June 25, 2020
Why the Potential US-Turkey Free Trade Deal Could be Mutually Beneficial
TRT World, June 25, 2020
The UK Wants to Join CPTPP. That’s Good News for Japan.
The Diplomat, June 24, 2020
Drive for the World’s Biggest Free-Trade Deal Hits Bumps
Bloomberg, June 24, 2020
UK Says No Deadline For U.S. Trade Deal, Talks Tough On Terms
AgWeb, June 24, 2020
US-UK Free Trade Agreement Stalled Over Ag Disputes
The Well News, June 22, 2020
China ‘Interested’ in Trans-Pacific Trade Deal But Keen to Gauge Japan’s ‘Attitude’ Ahead of Potential Talks, Ex-Minister Says
Yahoo News, June 22, 2020
Federal
H-1B: Government Issues First-Ever Official Estimate of Visa Population in U.S.
The Mercury News, June 26, 2020
Liquor Duties Would Pose New Threat to US Bars Already Reeling
American Journal of Transportation, June 25, 2020
Sharpest Monthly Contraction in World Trade on Record
Capital Economics, June 25, 2020
The U.S. is Considering $3.1 Billion in New Tariffs on Products from France, Germany, Spain and the UK
CNBC, June 24, 2020
Exclusive: Congress Can Take Vote to Withdraw from WTO in July
Politico, June 23, 2020
California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs $202 Billion Pandemic Budget
The Sacramento Bee, June 29, 2020
United States Conducts Review of Existing Tariffs on European Wines
Napa Valley Register, June 27, 2020
Report: California Agriculture Could Lose $8.6 Billion Due to Covid-19
Sacramento Business Journal, June 26, 2020
California’s Economic Recovery Will be Like a Slow ‘Nike Swoosh’
The Los Angeles Times, June 24, 2020
Congress Must Retake its Powers Over Trade, Scrap Tariffs
The Orange County Register, June 24, 2020
Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on California Agriculture
California Farm Bureau Federation, June 16, 2020
More International Articles
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China
China Approves New Hong Kong
Security Law, Risking U.S. Anger
Bloomberg, June 29, 2020
Trade Group Reports that US Food Suppliers are Foregoing China Contracts Over COVID-19 Hurdles
The Pig Site, June 29, 2020
U.S. Is Vulnerable to China’s Dominance
in Rare Earths, Report Finds
The Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2020
The WTO and TPP Amid the U.S.-China Trade War
The Japan Times, June 29, 2020
U.S.-China Feud Gets Nasty With
Red Tape as Stealth Weapon
Bloomberg, June 28, 2020
The Chinese Communist Party’s
Ideology and Global Ambitions
White House, June 26, 2020
Japan Quietly Takes Lead in
Asian Pushback Against China
Arab News, June 26, 2020
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‘Ours is a Face-to-Face Business’: The Irish Ambassador to the U.S. on the Difficulties of Diplomacy During a Pandemic
The Washington Post, June 30, 2020
No Americans, Please — EU Shuts Out Travelers From U.S. As It Reopens to More Than a Dozen Countries
MarketWatch, June 30, 2020
Why a Trade War With China Is a Bad Idea for India
Foreign Policy, June 29, 2020
Governments Roll Back Coronavirus Trade Barriers
The Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2020
Coronavirus Rekindles Global Trade Disputes
The New York Times, June 29, 2020
Risk Management Concerns Increasing at Ports
American Journal of Transportation, June 29, 2020
India Lags China in South Asian Trade Despite Free Trade Agreements
Business Standard, June 29, 2020
Reviving Britain’s Economy Is Tough With an Aging Workforce
Bloomberg, June 28, 2020
Japan Told U.S. it Opposes South Korea Joining G7, in Move Likely to Anger Seoul
The Japan Times, June 28, 2020
Costa Rica to Accept Tourists from Countries with Virus Under Control
Reuters, June 26, 2020
Pompeo Says US Ready to Team Up on China, but EU Eyes a Post-Trump World
Politico, June 25, 2020
World Shipping Council Calls on Governments to Declare Seafarers as Key Workers
American Journal of Transportation, June 25, 2020
Once the Center of the Coronavirus Crisis, Europe Now Looks Ahead With Hope
The Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2020
EU Pushing Ahead with Digital Tax Despite U.S. Resistance, Top Official Says
Politico, June 23, 2020
World Economic Outlook Update, June 2020: A Crisis Like No Other, An Uncertain Recovery
IMF, June 2020
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