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			CalChamber Companies in the News
			The Wonderful Company Community Grants Program Directs Over $1.2 Million to Central Valley Nonprofits and Schools 
			The Wonderful Company, January 25, 2022 
			Boeing Expands UK Military Support with Apache AH-64E Long-Term Services Contract 
			Boeing Mediaroom, January 25, 2022 
			CalChamber Members FedEx and Microsoft Announce New Cross-Platform Logistics Solution for E-Commerce 
			Microsoft, January 24, 2022 
			Hornblower Acquires Two Major Offshore Vessels Now Available For Charter 
			gCaptain, January 19, 2022 
			Trade Policy
			From the White House 
			Remarks by President Biden On Increasing the Supply of Semiconductors And Rebuilding Our Supply Chains 
			January 21, 2022 
			Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Kishida of Japan 
			January 21. 2022 
			Background Press Call By Senior Administration Officials On the Summit of the Americas 
			January 20, 2022 
			Readout of the President’s Meeting with the Infrastructure Implementation Task Force 
			January 20, 2022 
			President Biden Announces Nominees for Ambassadors and Key Roles (Including Ambassadors to the UK, Denmark, and Brazil) 
			January 19, 2022 
			FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investment to America’s Port and Waterway Infrastructure 
			January 19, 2022 
			From the U.S. Department of Commerce 
			
			Commerce Semiconductor Data Confirms Urgent Need for Congress to Pass U.S. Innovation and Competition Act 
			January 25, 2022 
			Secretary Raimondo Announces Results of Request for Information on Semiconductor Supply Chain 
			January 25, 2022 
			Readout of Secretary Gina Raimondo and National Economic Council Chair Brian Deese’s Meeting with the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC) 
			January 20, 2022 
			Joint United States – United Kingdom Statement on Addressing Global Steel and Aluminum Excess Capacity 
			January 19, 2022 
			
			From the U.S. Trade Representative 
			
			USTR Releases Biannual Report to Congress on the Caribbean Basin Initiative 
			January 21, 2022 
			Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Virtual Meeting with WTO Ministers 
			January 21, 2022 
			U.S. Trade Chief Tai Says World Can’t Return to 2019 Trading System 
			Reuters, January 20, 2022 
			Joint United States – United Kingdom Statement on Addressing Global Steel and Aluminum Excess Capacity 
			January 19, 2022 
			From the U.S. Department of State 
			Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Transatlantic Quad Foreign Ministers 
			January 20, 2022 
			From the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. 
			EXIM Releases December 2021 Monthly Small Business Authorization Data 
			January 24, 2022 
			From the World Trade Organization 
			DG Okonjo-Iweala Calls on Ministers to Step Up Negotiating Efforts, Harvest Outcomes 
			January 21, 2022 
			U.S., EU Downgrade Metal Tariff Dispute at WTO 
			Reuters, January 21, 2022 
			DDG González: Now is the Time to Think Big on Customs Reform 
			January 20, 2022 
			Tenth China Round Table Looks at Impact of 10 Years of China Programme on LDC Accessions 
			January 20, 2022 
			WTO Report Looks into Steps Taken to Boost LDCs’ Participation in International Trade 
			January 19, 2022 
			Trade Agreements
			China Misses Trade Deal Targets, Raising Pressure on Biden 
			Bloomberg, January 24, 2022 
			U.S. Flags Mexico’s Energy Policy, Scrutinizing Trade-Deal Risks 
			Bloomberg, January 24, 2022 
			Foreign Secretary Signs Deal to Boost Business with South Australia 
			Government of the United Kingdom, January 22, 2022 
			India-UK FTA Talks Will Go Very, Very Quickly, Says Mayor Andy Street 
			The Economic Times, January 20, 2022 
			Govt Hopes to Conclude Trade Deals with EU, UAE this Year 
			The Jakarta Post, January 19, 2022 
			Korea, GCC to Resume Free Trade Talks After 12-Year Hiatus 
			The Korea Times, January 19, 2022 
			S. Korea, US Discuss New Economic Framework, Supply Chains 
			The Korean Herald, January 19, 2022 
			Federal
			U.S. Plans Sanctions, Export Controls Against Russia If It Invades Ukraine 
			The Wall Street Journal, January 25, 2022 
			The US Must Act Now On Trade and Economic Leadership in the Indo-Pacific and China 
			The Hill, January 24, 2022 
			New U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel Brings China Focus with Japan Arrival 
			The Japan Times, January 24, 2022 
			U.S. Food Supply Is Under Pressure, From Plants to Store Shelves 
			The Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2022 
			Joe Biden Says He Won’t Lift Tariffs on Chinese Imports Since Beijing Hasn’t Abided by Phase One Trade Deal 
			South China Morning Post, January 20, 2022 
			One Year in, What to Make of Joe Biden’s Asia Trade Policy? 
			The ASEAN Briefing, January 20, 2022 
			Biden Names Ambassadors to U.K., Brazil 
			Politico, January 19, 2022 
			Foreign Investment Bounced Back Last Year but Did Little to Ease Supply Strains 
			The Wall Street Journal, January 19, 2022 
			One Year Into His Term, Biden Finds Himself Boxed In on China 
			Bloomberg, January 19, 2022 
			California
			“Containergeddon” Results in $2.1B Loss to California Farmers 
			Western Growers Association, January 20, 2022 
			LA Port Truckers Seek to Unionize in New Gig Work Showdown 
			American Journal of Transportation, January 20, 2022 
			More International Articles
			Omicron Slows the Global Economy, Hitting the U.S. Particularly Hard 
			The Wall Street Journal, January 24, 2022 
			To Stabilize Central America, the US Must Craft Better Incentives for Trade 
			The Hill, January 23, 2022 
			India Seeks to Escape an Asian Future Led by China 
			Foreign Policy, January 23, 2022 
			Biden Initiates Fervently Sought Steel Talks with U.K. 
			Politico, January 19, 2022 
			  
			  
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