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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Chevron, Clean Energy Fuels Extend Adopt-a-Port Initiative to Reduce Emissions
Chevron Newsroom, May 11, 2021
Hyatt Announces Return of Hyatt Loves Local with More Than 160 Small Business Collaborations to Help Revitalize Communities
Hyatt Hotels, May 10, 2021
Toyota Ranks 7th on Diversity Inc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity
Toyota Newsroom, May 7, 2021
United Airlines Expands India Relief Efforts with Online Fundraising Campaign
United, May 4, 2021
Wells Fargo Responds to India COVID-19 Crisis
Wells Fargo, May 4, 2021
Trade Policy
From the White House
Remarks by President Biden on the Economy
May 10, 2021
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s Participation in the Bucharest Nine Virtual Summit
May 10, 2021
Statement From Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson Symone Sanders on Vice President Kamala Harris’s Virtual Bilateral Meeting with President Andres Manuel López Obrador of Mexico
May 7, 2021
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed
May 4, 2021
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Statement of Gina M. Raimondo Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce Before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies “Department of Commerce Fiscal Year 2022 Discretionary Request”
May 6, 2021
Biden-Harris Administration Outlines “America the Beautiful” Initiative
May 6, 2021
Remarks by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo 51st Annual Washington Council of the Americas (Virtual)
May 4, 2021
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Biden’s USTR Ramps Up Outreach to US Farmers, Ranchers
Agri-Pulse, May 7, 2021
Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Virtual Meeting with Chief Executive Officer of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Colin Woodall
May 7, 2021
USTR Releases Agency Transparency Principles
May 7, 2021
Statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai on the Covid-19 Trips Waiver
May 5, 2021
Statement From Ambassador Katherine Tai on WTO Deputy Directors-General Appointments
May 4, 2021
From the U.S. Department of State
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Virtual Remarks at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Multilateralism
May 7, 2021
34th U.S.-ASEAN Dialogue
May 6, 2021
United States, Paraguay, and Taiwan Identify and Create Partnership Opportunities in Renewable Energy Applications
May 6, 2021
The United States and Ukraine: Strategic Partners
May 5, 2021
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with UK Prime Minister Johnson
May 4, 2021
Joint Statement on the C5+1 Virtual Ministerial
May 4, 2021
From the International Trade Administration
The Silver Linings of Virtual Commercial Diplomacy
May 6, 2021
From the World Trade Organization
DG Okonjo-Iweala Talks COVID Response, Recovery with Italian Officials
May 10, 2021
Participants in Services Domestic Regulation Talks Share National Practices
May 10, 2021
New Booklet Highlights Key Results of 2020 Work on Standards and Regulations
May 10, 2021
Statement of Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on USTR Tai’s Statement on the TRIPS Waiver
May 6, 2021
Trade and Public Health, Fish Subsidies and LDC Concerns in General Council Spotlight
May 6, 2021
WTO Urges Rapid Start of Vaccine Talks After U.S. Move
Reuters, May 6, 2021
General Council: Remarks by DG Okonjo-Iweala on the IP Waiver
May 5, 2021
DG Okonjo-Iweala Underlines Urgent Need to Address Equitable Access to Vaccines
May 5, 2021
Trade Agreements
Peru, Nicaragua Begin Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
XinhuaNet, May 11, 2021
Malaysia Eyes Fresh Free Trade Talks with EU
DW, May 10, 2021
Post-Brexit Trade Deals Mean Firms Will Miss Out on Freeport Benefits
The Guardian, May 10, 2021
Israel and South Korea to Sign Free Trade Pact
Reuters, May 9, 2021
Mercosur Countries Sign Digital Trade Deal
EurasiaReview, May 9, 2021
EU and India Agree Trade Reboot to Confront China Threats
Bloomberg, May 8, 2021
The Opportunities are Vast in a Potential U.S.-Kenya Free Trade Agreement
U.S. Chamber, May 6, 2021
Merkel Wants Europe, United States to Aim for New Trade Deal
Reuters, May 5, 2021
U.S., China to Assess Phase 1 Deal Soon, Biden Trade Chief Says
Reuters, May 5, 2021
EU Puts Up Guard to Chinese Firms, Cools on Trade Deal
Reuters, May 5, 2021
Federal
U.S. Business Lobby Calls on China to Play Fair, Warns of Consumer Boycott Danger
Reuters, May 10, 2021
Biden Administration to Name Thea Lee to Top Labor Department Post
The Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2021
Retail Cargo Imports Set New Record as Economy Recovers
American Journal of Transportation, May 7, 2021
U.S. Senate China Bill Would Create ‘Chief Manufacturing’ Post in Research Boost
Reuters, May 7, 2021
China’s Trade Surges as Global Stimulus Keeps Export Boom Going
Bloomberg, May 6, 2021
Biden Administration Issues Support for Waiving Vaccine Intellectual Property Rules
U.S. News & World Report, May 5, 2021
California
Hope Grows for an L.A. Summer Economic Boom as COVID-19 Fades, Tourists Return, Businesses Recover
Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2021
More International Articles
Inflation Kicks Off Race for EU’s First Rate Hike This Year
Bloomberg, May 11, 2021
Chinese Manufacturers Sidestep Trade Barriers by Buying Factories Overseas
The Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2021
China’s Emissions Now Exceed All the Developed World’s Combined
Bloomberg, May 6, 2021
California-China Climate Institute Releases Groundbreaking Report Detailing Shared Pathways to Carbon Neutrality for the U.S. and China
Berkeley California-China Climate Institute, May 5, 2021
The Chip Shortage Keeps Getting Worse. Why Can’t We Just Make More?
Bloomberg, May 5, 2021
Iron Ore to Displace Soybeans as Brazil’s Main Export Earner -Trade Body
Reuters, May 4, 2021
U.S. Home Builders Call For End to Canadian Lumber Trade War
Vancouver Island Free Daily, May 4, 2021
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