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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Featured Headlines
China Trade Mission
China Trade Mission Blog
Susanne T. Stirling, CalChamber
Chinese Markets are a Work in Progress for California Agribusiness
The Sacramento Bee, April 16, 2013
Governor Brown Commits to Expanding Cooperation on Trade, Investment and Climate Change with China's Largest Provincial Economy
Governor's Office, April 15, 2013
California opens Shanghai trade office
China Daily USA, April 15, 2013
Jerry Brown gets assist from Yao Ming during Shanghai river cruise
Los Angeles Times, April 13, 2013
CalChamber to Join Governor on Trade Mission to China
CalChamber, April 5, 2013
CalChamber Companies in the News
Sacramento firm McWong International lands China deal
Sacramento Business Journal, April 12, 2013
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc receives contract
from Royal Dutch Shell plc subsidiary in Hong Kong
Offshore Technology International, April 10, 2013
Boeing Unveils New Line of Smaller, Cheaper Satellites
Space.com, April 9, 2013
Blue Diamond Will Help Dole 'Peel The Love'
On Summer Food Truck Tour
Perishable News, April 3, 2013
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
DG selection: Five candidates advance to second round
Guatemala files dispute against Peru on certain agricultural products
Lamy says change in mind-set needed for Bali to succeed
Trade to remain subdued in 2013 after sluggish growth in 2012
as European economies continue to struggle
Algeria resumes its WTO membership negotiations
From the White House
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of President Park
of the Republic of Korea to the White House
U.S. and Mexican Officials Discuss Border Management
in High-Level Meeting
Resourcing the Rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific Region
Remarks by President Obama and U.N. Secretary General
Ban Ki-moon After Meeting
Remarks by the President Announcing
the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
Weekly Address: The President’s Plan to Create Jobs
and Cut the Deficit
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Lee
of Singapore Before Bilateral Meeting
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Remarks at the International Economic Development Council
Investing In The U.S. Is Good Business and Helps To Create Jobs
**ITA Blog Post
Why Companies Choose the United States: Beyond Incentives
**ITA Blog Post
Oral Statement for Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on FY14 Budget
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Patents
for Humanity Winners
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank Announces Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Ambassador Sapiro Co-Chairs Facilitators Meeting of Transatlantic Economic Council
Fact Sheet: Guatemala Agrees to Comprehensive Labor Enforcement Plan
Statement by U.S. Ambassador to the WTO Michael Punke at a Meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee
at the World Trade Organization
Acting U.S. Trade Representative Marantis and Acting Labor Secretary Harris Announce Groundbreaking Labor Rights Enforcement Agreement with Guatemala
Ambassador Demetrios Marantis speaks at the launch
of the Business Coalition for Transatlantic Trade
Statement by Ambassador Michael Punke
at the Sixth WTO Trade Policy Review of Indonesia
Deputy USTR Sapiro Addresses U.S.-EU High-Level
Regulatory Cooperation Forum
USTR Participates in Forestry Sub-Committee
and Environmental Cooperation Commission Meetings in Lima
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Liser Addresses Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s 2013 Black Policy Conference
Assistant USTR Cutler Speaks on U.S.- Korea Relations
at Woodrow Wilson Center
Results of the 2013 Section 1377 Review
of Telecommunications Trade Agreements
USTR Targets Telecommunications Trade Barriers
Trade Agreements
Statement by Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis Regarding Japan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
USTR, April 12, 2013
What They’re Saying: U.S. Endorsement of Japan’s Participation
in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
USTR Blog, April 12, 2013
US approves Japan entry into TPP trade talks
Associated Press, April 12, 2013
UPDATE 6-Japan, U.S. agree on Tokyo joining Trans-Pacific trade talks
Reuters, April 12, 2013
Japan Reaches Deal With U.S. on Joining TPP Trade Talks
Bloomberg, April 12, 2013
California
Capitol Alert: California state revenue up $254 million in March, officials say
The Sacramento Bee, April 12, 2013
New Chinese Consul General arrives in San Francisco
Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco, April 10, 2013
Featured Headlines
Iceland and China Enter a Free Trade Agreement
The New York Times, April 16, 2013
Senators unveil immigration reform bill
Reuters, April 16, 2013
U.S. Rice Farmers See Opening to Japan in Trade Accord
Bloomberg Businessweek, April 15, 2013
China Stuck With Sub-8% Growth as G-20 Confronts Slowdown
Bloomberg, April 15, 2013
WTO director general: who is left in the running
to succeed Pascal Lamy?
The Guardian--UK, April 15, 2013
Guatemala takes Peru to WTO over agricultural import levy
Chicago Tribune, April 15, 2013
The President's Free-Trade Path to Prosperity
The Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2013
Euro zone posts February trade surplus on lower imports
Reuters, April 15, 2013
Japan Trade Deal May Revive Globalization
Bloomberg View, April 14, 2013
Can Chavez Win Beyond the Grave Fix Venezuela's Economy?
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 12, 2013
Barroso Says U.S., EU Trade Deal Won’t Eliminate Regulation
Bloomberg, April 12, 2013
Korea's Government Reorganization
and Implications for U.S. Business
US Chamber, April 11, 2013
China Trade in North Korea Falls After December Rocket Test
Bloomberg, April 11, 2013
EU seeks new anti-dumping trade powers with China in mind
Reuters, April 10, 2013
EU warns of imbalances in Spain, Slovenia
Associated Press, April 10, 2013
World Trade Organization cuts forecast for global exports
in 2013 amid Europe’s debt woes
Washington Post, April 10, 2013
Italy’s Debt to Rise to Record in 2013 as Recession Lingers
Bloomberg, April 10, 2013
WTO Global Trade Growth Forecast for 2013 Lowered to 3.3 Percent
Bloomberg, April 10, 2013
Canada ready for Canadian $1 billion sanctions against U.S.
over labels
Reuters, April 9, 2013
Canada’s Fast Says Next WTO Head Must Bridge Rich-Poor Disparity
Bloomberg, April 8, 2013
Japan current account back in black, trade gap still weighs
Reuters, April 7, 2013
Rights concerns overshadow trade ties on Putin's European trip
Reuters, April 7, 2013
U.S. Undersecretary to Discuss Hacking With Chinese Officials
Bloomberg Businessweek, April 6, 2013
U.S. Trade Deficit Falls as Exports Rise Sharply
The New York Times, April 5, 2013
WTO Has ‘No Choice’ Other Than to Revive Doha, Blanco Says
Bloomberg, April 5, 2013
US trade deficit narrowed to $43 billion in February
as exports rose and oil imports fell
The Washington Post, April 5, 2013
Green groups urge U.S. to back off Indian solar trade case
Reuters, April 4, 2013
US is halfway to Obama 5-year export-doubling goal
Associated Press, April 4, 2013
U.S. encourages South Korea to join Trans-Pacific trade talks
Reuters, April 3, 2013
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