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Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
NASA Perseverance’s Mission to Mars Propelled by Aerojet Rocketdyne
Aerojet Rocketdyne, July 28, 2020
Hyatt To Expand Alila Brand in Americas With First New-Build Resort
Hyatt Newsroom, July 9, 2020
Trade Policy
From the White House
President Donald J. Trump Is Unleashing America’s 5G Potential
August 10, 2020
President Trump: ‘We Have Rejected Globalism and Embraced Patriotism’
August 7, 2020
Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States (Regarding Section 232)
August 6, 2020
Executive Order on Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States
August 6, 2020
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Joint Press Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders
August 10, 2020
From the U.S. Trade Representative
From the U.S. Department of State
The 53rd Anniversary of the Founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
August 6, 2020
Announcing the Expansion of the Clean Network to Safeguard America’s Assets
August 5, 2020
33rd U.S.-ASEAN Dialogue: Strengthening U.S.-ASEAN Relations
August 5, 2020
Joint Statement of the United States and Ecuador on the Bilateral Energy Dialogue
August 3, 2020
Briefing With Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Ambassador Michael Kozak On the Administration’s Efforts to Promote Democracy in the Western Hemisphere
July 30, 2020
The United States Applauds the EU’s Action on Cyber Sanctions
July 30, 2020
Appointment of U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region
July 29, 2020
From the U.S. Trade Development Agency
From the Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2020
August 5, 2020
Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2020 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update
July 30, 2020
From the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
EXIM Board of Directors to Hold Public Meeting on EXIM-Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO) Partnership on August 13
August 3, 2020
EXIM Chairman Kimberly Reed Delivers Remarks at Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Future Directions of the Export-Import Bank of the United States: Neutralizing China and Advancing the United States Comparative Leadership in the World”
July 31, 2020
Chairman Reed Underscores EXIM Commitment to Africa in Remarks to the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa
July 28, 2020
From the World Trade Organization
DDG Wolff: The Future Belongs to Trade Agreements of Varying Geometries
August 11, 2020
Jesús Seade | Caribbean’s Place At The World Trade Organization
The Gleaner, August 11, 2020
Trump Wants WTO to End China’s ‘Developing Nation’ Status
New York Post, August 10, 2020
Exclusive: Germany and France Quit WHO Reform Talks Amid Tension with Washington
Reuters, August 7, 2020
The WTO’s Role is More Important Than Ever
Financial Times, August 5, 2020
WTO Report Draws Attention to Impact of COVID-19 Trade Disruptions on Women
August 5, 2020
WTO Members Adopt Report on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health, Paving Way for New Work
July 31, 2020
General Council Agrees Guidelines for Final Stage of DG Selection
July 31, 2020
Dysfunction Deepens at the WTO
Bloomberg, July 31, 2020
Trade Agreements
Israel Launches Free Trade Agreement With Colombia
Hamodia, August 10, 2020
Kenya-US FTA Talks 1st Round Likely to Conclude by Aug 14
Fibre2Fashion, August 10, 2020
UK and Japan Look to Seal Trade Deal Within Month
BBC, August 7, 2020
UK Says it’s Confident of Brexit Trade Deal as EU Changing Tone
Reuters, August 7, 2020
TPP Postpones Talks on Thailand’s Entry Amid Political Flux
Nikkei Asian Review, August 7, 2020
Trans-Pacific Trade Bloc Says to Ensure Food, Medicine Supplies Amid Pandemic
Reuters, August 5, 2020
India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement Review Can Double Bilateral Trade: Hardeep Puri
The Economic Times, August 4, 2020
China, Cambodia Trade Pact More Form Than Substance
Asia Times, August 4, 2020
Britain Pushes on with U.S. Trade Talks Despite Presidential Election
Politico, August 3, 2020
Japan’s Painful Choice on RCEP
The Diplomat, August 3, 2020
U.K.’s Truss in Washington to Press for Post-Brexit Trade Deal
American Journal of Transportation, August 2, 2020
EU-Vietnam Trade Agreement Enters into Force
European Commission, July 31, 2020
House Bill, Senator Call for US-Taiwan Trade Agreement
Taiwan News, July 30, 2020
The U.S. and Kenya Launch Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement: Will They Succeed?
US Chamber, July 29, 2020
‘Turkey Should Aim for Free Trade Deal with US’
Andalou Agency, July 29, 2020
Federal
Senators Urge U.S. to Remove Tariffs on EU Foods, Beverages
CNBC, August 10, 2020
Five Questions for Peter Navarro
National Review, August 7, 2020
U.S. Dairy: Canada Is Violating USMCA, USTR Should Take Action
Dairy Herd Management, August 5, 2020
Do Americans Want the U.S. to Leave the WTO?
Trade Vistas, July 30, 2020
California
Canada to Silicon Valley’s International Talent: ‘We Want You’
San Francisco Chronicle, August 9, 2020
Comprehensive Report on Foreign Direct Investment in California and New FDI Fact Sheets
Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, July 2020
More International Articles
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China
Joint Statement on the Erosion
of Rights in Hong Kong
U.S. Department of State, August 9, 2020
The United States Designates Individuals in
Hong Kong for Curtailing Promised Freedoms
U.S. Department of State, August 7, 2020
Executive Order on Addressing
the Threat Posed by WeChat
White House, August 6, 2020
Executive Order on Addressing
the Threat Posed by TikTok
White House, August 6, 2020
On the Chinese Communist
Party’s Extra-Territorial Authoritarianism
U.S. Department of State, August 4, 2020
On the Postponement of Hong
Kong’s Legislative Council Elections
U.S. Department of State, August 1, 2020
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Hong Kong Goods for Export
to U.S. to Be Labelled Made in China
Reuters, August 11, 2020
How China Gamed the Multilateral Trading System
Hindustan Times, August 9, 2020
Pandemic Lays Bare U.S.
Reliance on China for Drugs
The Wall Street Journal, August 5, 2020
U.S., Chinese Officials to Meet Aug. 15,
Assess Trade Deal
The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2020
China to Import Most Wheat
in Seven Years to Ensure Food Supply
Bloomberg, August 4, 2020
U.S. to Act on China Software
Beyond TikTok, Pompeo Says
Bloomberg, August 2, 2020
China Pledges Move to Stabilize Foreign Trade
XinhuaNet, July 30, 2020
China’s Xi Sets His Sights on
Taiwan After Subduing Hong Kong
Bloomberg, July 29, 2020
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Colombia Entices U.S. Firms Seeking to Relocate
Latin Trade, August 9, 2020
S. Korea Suffers Most Trade Barriers Ever Amid Pandemic: Report
Yonhap News Agency, August 9, 2020
Canada to Impose Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods, Hopes for Resolution
Reuters, August 7, 2020
Japan Push to Cut China Reliance May Be Boost for Southeast Asia
American Journal of Transportation, August 6, 2020
Supply Chain Risk Grows as Weary Crews Halt Ships and Clog Ports
Bloomberg, August 6, 2020
Canada’s Trade Gap Widens Sharply on Surge in Auto Imports
Bloomberg, August 5, 2020
U.K. Revives No-Deal Brexit Truck Plan, Fearing Border Chaos
Bloomberg, August 4, 2020
Trade, Security Among Top Priorities for New Taiwan Envoy to U.S.
Focus Taiwan, August 4, 2020
Global Factories Increase Production but Overseas Demand Remains Soft
The Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2020
Russia to Build New Port for Boosting Trade with Iran
Tehran Times, August 2, 2020
Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership is the First Step to Rolling Back China’s Power
The Telegraph, July 31, 2020
Chile Picks Japan’s Trans-Pacific Cable Route in Snub to China
Nikkei Asian Review, July 29, 2020
The Weight of the US–Australia Economic Relationship
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, July 29, 2020
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