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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
3M Named as One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for 8th Consecutive Year
3M, February 23, 2021
Walmart’s Mexico Unit Posts 12.2% Rise in 4th Quarter Net Profit
Yahoo Finance, February 18, 2021
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion to Enable NASA Perseverance Rover’s Landing on Mars
Aerojet Rocketdyne, February 17, 2021
IBM Commits To Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2030
IBM Newsroom, February 16, 2021
Trade Policy
From the White House
FACT SHEET: The United States-Canada Partnership
February 23, 2021
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Increases Lending to Small Businesses in Need, Announces Changes to PPP to Further Promote Equitable Access to Relief
February 22, 2021
Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Bilateral Virtual Meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
February 20, 2021
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Introduction of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021
February 18, 2021
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel
White House, February 17, 2021
From the U.S. Trade Representative
From U.S. Department of Agriculture
Statement on Change to Definition of ‘Agricultural Products’ in Reporting Trade Data
February 19, 2021
From the U.S. Department of State
U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Meeting on Shared North Korea-Related Challenges
February 18, 2021
Joint Statement by the Secretary of State of the United States of America and the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom
February 18, 2021
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Quad Ministers
February 18, 2021
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the UN Security Council Briefing on COVID-19 and Vaccine Access
February 17, 2021
From the World Trade Organization
Biden Picks Up Where Trump Left Off in Hard-Line Stances at WTO
Bloomberg, February 22, 2021
New WTO Handbook Sheds Light on the Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement
February 22, 2021
Trade Agreements
China Back as Top India Trade Partner Even as Relations Sour
Bloomberg, February 22, 2021
India Signs Free Trade Pact With Mauritius, The First Of Its Kind With African Nation
Republic World, February 22, 2021
Watch Out EU! UK in Pole Position to Secure Free Trade Deal with India, Says Former MEP
Express UK, February 22, 2021
Australia’s Ambassador to the US Calls on Biden to Rejoin Trans=Pacific Partnership
The Epoch Times, February 18, 2021
Ukraine, Japan Start to Negotiate Free Trade Agreement
Kyiv Post, February 18, 2021
India Trade Minister Says Will Work with U.S. on New Trade Package
Reuters, February 17, 2021
The Economic Case For Prioritizing A U.S.-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
Forbes, February 17, 2021
Federal
How American Free Trade Can Outdo China
The Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2021
Consumer Demand Snaps Back. Factories Can’t Keep Up.
The Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2021
Biden May Face an Uphill Task Trying to Form an ‘Anti-China Alliance’ in Asia
CNBC, February 21, 2021
Joe Biden to Meet Justin Trudeau of Canada after Keystone Pipeline Order
The Guardian, February 20, 2021
Chair Cantwell Announces Subcommittee Leadership for the 117th Congress
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, February 19, 2021
Biden Declares ‘America Is Back’ on International Stage: Live Updates
The New York Times, February 19, 2021
U.S. House Revives Bill to Ban Goods from China’s Xinjiang
Reuters, February 18, 2021
U.S. Steps Up Heat on Container Carriers to Ease Port Congestion
Bloomberg, February 18, 2021
Biden Administration Maintains Status Quo on EU Product Tariffs (At Least for Now)
JD Supra, February 16, 2021
California
Port of Oakland Video Signals Change in Port’s Future
American Journal of Transportation, February 17, 2021
More International Articles
Chinese Loans to Latin America Plunge as Virus Strains Ties
AP, February 22, 2021
China Urges US to Lift Trade Restrictions, Stop Interference
ABC News, February 22, 2021
New Trade Commissioner for LATAC Announced
Government of the United Kingdom, February 19, 2021
Global Services Economy Moving at Two Speeds as Factories Thrive
The Wall Street Journal, February 19, 2021
EU Trade Chief Warns Biden Over ‘Buy American’ Push
Politico, February 18, 2021
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