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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Wonderful® Pistachios Generated 96% of Total Pistachio Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in America with Plans to “Double Down”
The Wonderful Company, October 22, 2021
Boeing Forecasts Africa’s 20-Year Commercial Aviation Market Opportunity Valued at Nearly $400 Billion
American Journal of Transportation, October 21, 2021
United Air Goes All-In on New Flights Abroad, Holds Line in US
American Journal of Transportation, October 21, 2021
Northrop Grumman Signs Cooperative Agreements with Korean Aerospace and Defense Industry Leaders for JSTARS-K
Northrop Grumman, October 19, 2021
17 Million Doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine to be Donated to African Union Countries
Johnson & Johnson, October 18, 2021
Trade Policy
From the White House
Fact Sheet: New Initiatives to Expand the U.S.-ASEAN Strategic Partnership
October 26, 2021
A Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 25, 2021
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s Call with President Emmanuel Macron of France
October 22, 2021
President Biden Announces Key Nominations (Including Ambassador to Pakistan)
October 19, 2021
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Secretary Raimondo Statement on Release of International Travel Rules
October 25, 2021
Readout of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Meeting with Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister of Economic Development of the Italian Republic
October 22, 2021
Commerce Tightens Export Controls on Items Used in Surveillance of Private Citizens and other Malicious Cyber Activities
October 20, 2021
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Readouts from Ambassador Tai’s meetings this past week:
Lithuania
France
Germany on the Margins of the G7 Trade Ministerial
European Steel Association
American Chamber of Commerce To The European Union And BusinessEurope
European Union Environment NGOs
European Parliament’s International Trade Committee
European Union Labor Unions
Virtual AGOA Ministerial Meeting
Belgium
Opening Statements of María L. Pagán and Christopher Wilson Before The Senate Finance Committee As Prepared For Delivery
October 26, 2021
US Trade Rep Tai Hopeful Of Breaking Impasse With EU On Aluminium And Steel Tariffs
Aluminum Insider, October 24, 2021
Statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai on the G7 Trade Ministers Meeting
October 22, 2021
The United States and Colombia Meet to Review Implementation of the United States—Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
October 22, 2021
USTR Welcomes Agreement with Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom on Digital Services Taxes
October 21, 2021
From the U.S. Department of State
Updates on U.S. Travel Policy Requiring Vaccination
October 26, 2021
U.S. – Taiwan Working Group Meeting on International Organizations (IO Talks)
October 23, 2021
Secretary Blinken’s Call with UN Secretary-General Guterres
October 21, 2021
Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the Ninth U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue
October 21, 2021
Remarks
On the Continued Erosion of Freedoms in Hong Kong
October 21, 2021
Joint Statement on Mexican – U.S. Engagement on Climate Change
October 19, 2021
From the International Trade Administration
Trade Spotlight: There’s Nothing Standard About Standards
October 25, 2021
Reading of Acting Under Secretary Diane Farrell’s Meeting with Brazil Secretary of Foreign Trade Dr. Lucas Ferraz
October 21, 2021
From the World Trade Organization
Biden’s Nominee to WTO Wants to Restore Appellate-Body Function
Bloomberg, October 26, 2021
Panel Established to Examine Chinese Duties on Imported Australian Wine
October 26, 2021
Can WTO Serve up Miracles When Trade Ministers Meet?
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2021
DG Okonjo-Iweala Welcomes Constructive Talks During Visit to India
October 22, 2021
Coordinated Global Response Key to MSMEs’ Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery — DDG Zhang
October 22, 2021
DDG Zhang: Cooperation in Trade and Investment Needed to Revitalize World Economy
October 22, 2021
WHO, WIPO, WTO Update Information Note on Integrated Health, Trade, IP Response to COVID-19
October 22, 2021
As EU Moves on Carbon Pricing, US Must Work with WTO to Avert Trade War
The Hill, October 21, 2021
The WTO has Weathered Recent Global Crises — DDG Paugam
October 20, 2021
Members Agree on Draft MC12 Decision on Small Economies’ Integration into Trading System
October 19, 2021
Trade Agreements
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Comprehensive and Progressive
Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership
S Korea to Soon Decide Whether to Join CPTPP in November After China, Taiwan
ANI, October 25, 2021
Coming Clean on CPTPP
Bangkok Post, October 25, 2021
China Moves to Ease Rules on Government Procurement for CPTPP
Nikkei Asian Review, October 25, 2021
Japan Foreign Minister Calls for U.S. to Join CPTPP
Nikkei Asian Review, October 23, 2021
CPTPP Delay Likely to Result in Stalemate
Taiwan News, October 23, 2021
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Korea, Philippines Strike Free Trade Deal
The Korea Times, October 26, 2021
Cambodian Commerce Minister Signs Free Trade Agreement with South Korea
Khmer Times, October 26, 2021
Trudeau Uses COVID-19 Gnarled Supply Chains in Free Trade Pitch to ASEAN Countries
Global News, October 25, 2021
India, UK Working on Free Trade Agreement: Harsh Vardhan Shringla at India Global Forum
Trend News Agency, October 23, 2021
UK and EU Still ‘Far Apart’ on Northern Ireland Trade
Politico, October 23, 2021
Australia Says EU has Postponed Free Trade Talks for Second Time
Reuters, October 22, 2021
Mexico Probing Allegations of Forced Labor at Tomato Export Firms
Reuters, October 22, 2021
EU Mulls Terminating Brexit Trade Deal If U.K. Rift Deepens
Bloomberg, October 22, 2021
The Geopolitics Behind the New Zealand-UK Free Trade Agreement
The Diplomat, October 22, 2021
China-Africa Trade Bouncing Back from Covid-19 Impact, Figures Suggest
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021
China Meets Only Half of U.S. Trade Deal Target as Talks Restart
Bloomberg, October 20, 2021
U.K., New Zealand Forge Trade Deal in Latest Post-Brexit Accord
Bloomberg, October 20, 2021
US-Africa Trade Pact AGOA at Risk? African Leaders Raise Alarm
The Africa Report, October 20, 2021
Israel, US, UAE, India Agree to Launch Joint Economic Forum
The Jerusalem Post, October 19, 2021
Federal
America’s Jammed-Up Ports Need Help
Bloomberg, October 26, 2021
Shippers Find New Supply-Chain Hurdles at Alternate Ports
The Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2021
The Future of World Trade Depends on US Leadership
The Hill, October 25, 2021
What America’s Supply-Chain Backlog Looks Like Up Close
The Wall Street Journal, October 22, 2021
Container Ships Headed for U.S. Poised to Worsen Port Bottleneck
Bloomberg, October 22, 2021
Biden Says U.S. Would Defend Taiwan From Attack by China
Bloomberg, October 21, 2021
U.S. Drops Tariff Threat in Digital Tax Transition Deal with European Countries
Reuters, October 21, 2021
Biden Tackles Supply-Chain Crisis with Few Tools, Clock Ticking
American Journal of Transportation, October 21, 2021
Biden Needs to Overhaul the U.S. Strategy Toward Latin America. This Is How.
The New York Times, October 20, 2021
White House has Weighed Tapping National Guard to Address Mounting Supply Chain Backlog
The Washington Post, October 19, 2021
California
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Begin Charging Ocean Carriers for Excessive Container Dwell Times at Terminals
gCapitan, October 25, 2021
Gavin Newsom Moves to International Stage to Tout California’s Climate Efforts in Scotland
The Sacramento Bee, October 25, 2021
America’s Supply Chain Collides With California’s Nimbyism
Bloomberg, October 25, 2021
Long Beach Eases Container Rules to Tackle ‘National Emergency’
Bloomberg, October 23, 2021
Port of LA: Seroka and Porcari Outline 24/7 Cargo Operations
American Journal of Transportation, October 20, 2021
Oakland Seaport Hunts for Business Amid Southern California Cargo Bottleneck
The Mercury News, October 19, 2021
West Coast Trade Report
Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, October 2021
More International Articles
Covid-19 Sets Back China’s Plans to Rebalance Its Economy
The Wall Street Journal, October 24, 2021
Have we Reached Peak China? Beijing’s Growing Influence on the Global Stage Masks an Overlooked Insecurity.
Politico, October 21, 2021
As EU Moves on Carbon Pricing, US Must Work with WTO to Avert Trade War
The Hill, October 21, 2021
UK High Commissioner Claims Tilt to Indo-Pacific is Crucial to Post-Brexit Britain
The Examiner, October 21, 2021
New Trade and Agriculture Commission Launched with Measures to Boost Farming Exports
Government of the United Kingdom, October 21, 2021
Supply-Chain Crisis Fuels Latest Retreat From Globalization
The Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2021
Double-Digit Price Hikes on China Exports Add to Inflation Risk
American Journal of Transportation, October 19, 2021
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