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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Navy, Boeing Make Aviation History with MQ-25 Becoming the First Unmanned Aircraft to Refuel Another Aircraft
Boeing Mediaroom, June 7, 2021
United Customers Could Soon Fly to London in Under 4 Hours Thanks to Futuristic New Planes
Travel and Leisure, June 4, 2021
Amazon Launches New Program to Support Americans Displaced from the Job Market Return to the Workforce
Amazon Newsroom, June 3, 2021
CalChamber Board Member Albertsons Just Made the First Zero-Emissions Food Delivery with a Class 8 Truck
Fast Company, May 28, 2021
Trade Policy
From the White House
FACT SHEET: U.S. – Guatemala Cooperation
June 7, 2021
Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People’s Republic of China
June 3, 2021
FACT SHEET
Statement by President Joe Biden on Global Vaccine Distribution
June 3, 2021
FACT SHEET
Fact Sheet on the President’s Budget for FY 2022
May 28, 2021
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo Statement on Biden-Harris Administration 100 Day Supply Chain Review
June 8, 2021
Department of Commerce Recognizes the United Arab Emirates’ Termination of Participation in the Arab League Boycott of Israel
June 7, 2021
President Biden to Join Secretary Raimondo at the 2021 SelectUSA Investment Summit
June 2, 2021
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Virtual Roundtable with Senator Sherrod Brown and Ohio Workers
June 4, 2021
USTR Announces, and Immediately Suspends, Tariffs in Section 301 Digital Services Taxes Investigations
June 2, 2021
Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Virtual Meeting with International Union Presidents, Secretaries General, and Representatives
June 1, 2021
Statement by Ambassador Katherine Tai on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
May 28, 2021
Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Virtual Meeting With Vice Premier of China Liu He
May 26, 2021
United States Urges WTO Members to Address Forced Labor on Fishing Vessels in Ongoing Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations
May 26, 2021
From the U.S. Department of State
Joint Statement on the Launch of the U.S.-Japan Global Digital Connectivity Partnership
June 3, 2021
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Foreign Ministers from Central America and Mexico
June 2, 2021
United States Chairs Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 60th Anniversary Ministerial and Welcomes New Secretary General
June 1, 2021
The United States and Costa Rica: Partners in Democracy and Security
June 1, 2021
State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) FY 2022 Budget Request
May 28, 2021
The President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
May 28, 2021
From the Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April
June 8, 2021
From the World Trade Organization
High Time for Global Rules on Fishing Subsidies, the DG and Chair Declare on Ocean Day
June 8, 2021
DG Okonjo-Iweala on World Environment Day: Harness Sustainable Trade to Protect the Planet
June 5, 2021
DG Okonjo-Iweala Calls for Enhancing LDCs’ Integration in Global Services Trade
June 2, 2021
New $50 Billion Health, Trade and Finance Roadmap to End the Pandemic and Secure a Global Recovery
June 1, 2021
Trade Agreements
U.S., Taiwan to Launch Trade Talks
The Wall Street Journal, June 8, 2021
UK Secures New Trade Deals with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
BusinessNewsWales, June 7, 2021
Australia-US in Talks on Digital Trade Pact
InnovationAus, June 7 2021
India, Australia Likely to Resume FTA Talks Soon
The Economic Times, June 6, 2021
UK and Australia Bid to Strike Trade Deal by Mid-June
Reuters, June 3, 2021
Taiwan Keen to Join Trans-Pacific Trade Pact and World Bodies like WHO
The Straits Times, June 3, 2021
China Begins TPP Groundwork as UK Moves Closer to Entry
Nikkei Asian Review, June 3, 2021
India, U.K. Eye Interim Pact to Help Clinch Major Trade Deal
Bloomberg, June 2, 2021
UK Looks to Seal Australia Trade Deal After G7
Financial Times, June 2, 2021
U.K. to Begin Process to Join Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership
Bloomberg, June 1, 2021
Taiwan Calls on Australia to Restart Free Trade Agreement Talks
The Epoch Times, May 31, 2021
Israel, UAE Sign Tax Treaty to Boost Economic Cooperation
Reuters, May 31, 2021
A Temporary U.S.-China Trade Truce Starts to Look Durable
The New York Times, May 27, 2021
Federal
US Trade Deficit Drops 8.2 Percent
The Hill, June 8, 2021
From The Queen To Putin, Here's What Biden Has Planned For His Trip To Europe
CapRadio, June 7, 2021
Biden Poised to Announce First Slate of Ambassador Nominees as He Eyes First Trip Abroad
CNN, June 5, 2021
The U.S. Imposes — and Suspends — Tariffs on Six Countries Over Digital Taxes.
The New York Times, June 2, 2021
The Economic Recovery Is Here. It’s Unlike Anything You’ve Seen.
The Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2021
Imported Agriculture: Updated Planning and Communication Could Enhance Agency Coordination of Inspections
Government Accountability Office, June 1, 2021
Janet Yellen and China’s Liu He Speak by Video Call
The Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2021
Biden Should Terminate Trump’s Tariffs, Not Continue Them
The Orange County Register, May 31, 2021
The U.S. Is Back in the 5G Game
The Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2021
Biden Ready to Name Eric Garcetti Ambassador to India
Axios, May 25, 2021
California
With the Pandemic Waning, Californians are Ready to Travel this Summer
SF Chronicle, May 28, 2021
More International Articles
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G-7 Tax Plan: What We Know About the Global Corporate Tax Deal
The Wall Street Journal, June 8, 2021
Crapo, Brady Urge Caution on G-7 Agreement
U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, June 5, 2021
G7 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors Communique
U.S. Department of the Treasury, June 5, 2021
Statement from Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen On G7 Finance Ministers’ Commitment to Global Minimum Tax
U.S. Department of the Treasury, June 5, 2021
G7 Trade Ministers’ Communiqué
G7 UK, May 28, 2021
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S. Korea Eyes Record High Exports for 2021: Minister
Yonhap News, June 8, 2021
What Biden Needs From Europe to Stand Up to China
Bloomberg, June 7, 2021
Chile and Canada: 25 Years of Close Relations After the Free Trade Agreement
Fresh Plaza, June 7, 2021
U.K.’s Frost Says Northern Ireland Situation ‘Unsustainable’
Bloomberg, June 6, 2021
U.S.-China Trade Relationship Significantly Imbalanced, Tai Says
Bloomberg, June 5, 2021
US Senators Promise Vaccines for Taiwan Amid China Row
The Washington Post, June 5, 2021
Airline Trade Groups Urge Canada to Put Border-Reopening Plans in Motion by June 21
USA Today, June 4, 2021
U.K.’s Economic Center of Gravity Starts to Shift: Beyond Brexit
Bloomberg, June 3, 2021
Japan Floats Plan to Reboot Its Aging Chip Industry
Bloomberg, June 3, 2021
U.K. Could Become Net Power Exporter to Europe in Five Years
American Journal of Transportation, June 3, 2021
India’s Covid Crisis has Ripple Effects for Garment Industry Worldwide
NBC News, June 2, 2021
Traveling to Europe? Here’s What’s Open to U.S. Tourists
The Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2021
Weary Seafarers Come Ashore in US for J&J One-Dose Shots
American Journal of Transportation, June 2, 2021
Biden Set for G-7 Boost in Bid for All Nations to Impose Minimum Global Corporate Tax
The Washington Post, June 1, 2021
China Says It Will Allow Couples to Have 3 Children, Up From 2
The New York Times, May 31, 2021
Ahead of Biden Visit, EU Looks to Consign Trade Tensions to Past
Bloomberg, May 28, 2021
Mexico’s Air-Safety Rating Lowered by US, Limiting Flights
American Journal of Transportation, May 25, 2021
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