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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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German Consul General Highlights
Opportunities for California Businesses
CalChamber, December 14, 2021
At the first in-person CalChamber Council for International Trade breakfast in two years are (from left) Gregory S. Bielli, Tejon Ranch Company; featured guest Oliver Schramm, Consul General of Germany in San Francisco; Thomas M. Troy, CSAA Insurance Group; and Council Chair Stuart P. Woolf, Woolf Farming and Processing.
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The next meeting of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) International Affairs and Trade Development Interagency Committee is scheduled for today at 2 pm. An agenda and log-in details are available here, where you can also find summaries and recordings of the previous committee meetings.
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CalChamber Companies in the News
NEOGEN to Combine with CalChamber Member’s 3M’s Food Safety Business With its Existing Operations, Creating a Global Industry Leader
3M Newsroom, December 14, 2021
Northrop Grumman FAAD C2 to Provide the Baltics Full Interoperability with NATO Air Defense Architecture
Northrop Grumman, December 14, 2021
Walmart Creates Industry First by Introducing Science-Based Targets for Supply Chain Finance Program
Wal-Mart, December 8, 2021
Constellation Brands Agrees to Build Large Brewery in Southeastern Mexico
The Wall Street Journal, December 7, 2021
Trade Policy
From the White House
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Summit for Democracy
Remarks by President Biden at the Summit for Democracy Closing Session
December 10, 2021
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Day One of the Summit for Democracy
December 10, 2021
Fact Sheet: Export Controls and Human Rights Initiative Launched at the Summit for Democracy
December 10, 2021
U.S. Department of State Announces Initiatives to Bolster Democracy & Defend Human Rights in Support of the Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal
U.S. Department of State, December 10, 2021
Remarks By President Biden At The Summit For Democracy Opening Session
December 9, 2021
Remarks by Vice President Harris at the Summit for Democracy
December 9, 2021
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks at the Virtual Summit for Democracy Leaders’ Plenary Session
U.S. Department of State, December 9, 2021
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration is Taking Action to Restore and Strengthen American Democracy
December 8, 2021
Targeting Repression and Supporting Democracy
U.S. Department of State, December 7, 2021
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Vice President Kamala Harris Announces New Commitments as Part of the Call to Action for the Private Sector to Deepen Investment in Central America, Now Totaling Over $1.2 Billion
December 13, 2021
Joint Statement on the Export Controls and Human Rights Initiative
December 10, 2021
Readout of President Biden’s Call with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany
December 10, 2021
Readout of President Biden’s Call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine
December 9, 2021
President Biden Announces Key Nominees (Including Ambassadors to Kenya, Iraq, Malta)
December 8, 2021
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) Fact Sheet
December 13, 2021
Readout of Secretary Gina M. Raimondo’s Joint Meeting with Anne-Marie Trevelyan, U.K. Secretary of State for International Trade and Nadine Dorries, U.K. Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
December 8, 2021
U.S. – U.K. Joint Statement on Deepening the Data Partnership
December 8, 2021
Commerce Adds Export Controls on Cambodia to Address Corruption, Human Rights Abuses, and Regional Security Concerns
December 8, 2021
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt
December 9, 2021
Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Meeting with European Commission Executive Vice President For A Europe Fit For The Digital Age Margrethe Vestager
December 8, 2021
Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Virtual Meeting with Kenya’s Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina
December 7, 2021
Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Meeting with United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan
December 7, 2021
From the U.S. Department of State
The United States-Malaysia Relationship
December 14, 2021
A Free and Open Indo-Pacific
December 14, 2021
Fact Sheet
Joint Statement Between the United States and Uzbekistan Following the Inaugural Meeting of the Strategic Partnership Dialogue
December 13, 2021
FACT SHEET: The United States-Indonesia Relationship
December 12, 2021
United States – Iceland Economic Partnership Dialogue
December 8, 2021
From the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
READOUT: EXIM Advisory Committee Meets to Discuss China Program, Climate Finance, Build Back Better World
December 10, 2021
From the World Trade Organization
E-Commerce Co-Convenors Welcome Substantial Progress in Negotiations
December 14, 2021
WTO Circulates Panel Reports in Dispute Complaints Targeting Indian Sugar Subsidies
December 14, 2021
As China Marks 20 Years of Accession to the WTO, What of the Trade Body’s Vitality and Relevance?
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2021
20 Years of China’s WTO Membership: Integration & Development — High-level Opening Session (Virtual)
December 10, 2021
High-Level Forum Marks 20 years of China’s WTO Membership
December 10, 2021
U.S.-China Frictions Undercut Efforts to Settle Global Trade Disputes
The Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2021
China Joined Rules-Based Trading System — Then Broke the Rules
Politico, December 9, 2021
Trade Agreements
Indonesia on the Cusp of a Free Trade Agreement with Pakistan: Envoy
The News, December 14, 2021
U.S. Pitches Truce to Japan Over Trump-Era Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
Bloomberg, December 13, 2021
South Korea to Apply for CPTPP Free Trade Pact Membership
The Japan Times, December 13, 2021
Israel Invites De Facto UAE Leader to Visit, Eyes Trade Deal
Bloomberg, December 13, 2021
Global Britain Struggles to Get US Attention Over Steel Fight
Politico, December 12, 2021
Is India on the Cusp of a Flurry of Free Trade Deals?
Aljazeera, December 10, 2021
UK Agrees World’s Most Comprehensive Digital Trade Deal with Singapore
Government of the United Kingdom, December 9, 2021
U.S. Working Closely with UK on Trade Challenges -USTR’s Tai
Reuters, December 9, 2021
Federal
Blinken to Senate: Confirm Ambassadors for the Sake of U.S. National Security
Reuters, December 14, 2021
Kamala Harris to Announce New Private Investments Aimed at Slowing Central American Migration
Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2021
U.S. Eyes ‘Powerful’ Asia Economic Deal in 2022, Raimondo Says
American Journal of Transportation, December 10, 2021
Biden Nominates Meg Whitman as Ambassador to Kenya
Politico, December 8, 2021
California
Port of Long Beach Breaks Cargo Record
American Journal of Transportation, December 10, 2021
Languishing Walnuts Show How Shipping Crisis Is Hurting U.S. Farmers
GCaptain, December 9, 2021
More International Articles
EU Plan for Sweeping Update of Big Tech Rules Gains Momentum
AP, December 14, 2021
Asia Waits for U.S. to Walk the Talk on Trade
Bloomberg, December 14, 2021
China Food Import Rules to Take Effect Despite EU, U.S. Concerns
Bloomberg, December 13, 2021
China’s Next Advance in Electric Vehicles Is a Used-Car Market
Bloomberg, December 13, 2021
Workers in Europe Are Demanding Higher Pay as Inflation Soars
The New York Times, December 13, 2021
In Asia, China’s Long Game Beats America’s Short Game
Foreign Policy, December 12, 2021
Japan, U.S. Vow to Boost Alliance Capabilities to Counter China
Kyodo News, December 12, 2021
Canada Threatens to Retaliate Against U.S. Over EV Tax Credit
Bloomberg, December 10, 2021
G-7 Finance Ministers Plan to Discuss Inflation as Prices Soar
Bloomberg, December 10, 2021
China Shifts Focus to Economic Stability as Growth Weakens
Bloomberg, December 10, 2021
ASEAN: Biden Must Build Stronger Trade Ties with ASEAN
Thailand Business News, December 10, 2021
U.S.-China Frictions Undercut Efforts to Settle Global Trade Disputes
The Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2021
Australia Urges US to Push Back on ‘Digital Authoritarianism’
The Sydney Morning Herald, December 8, 2021
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