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Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
UPS and FedEx Handle Record Holiday Surge With Minimal Delays
AJoT, December 27, 2017
34 CalChamber Member Companies Recognized as Best Places to Work in 2018
CalChamber, December 21, 2017
Boeing is in Talks to Buy Brazilian Plane-Maker Embraer
Business Insider, December 21, 2017
Trade Policy
From the White House
Presidential Proclamation to Take Certain Actions under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes
December 22, 2017
President Donald J. Trump: Year One of Making America Great Again
December 22, 2017
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Tax Cuts Act a Win for American Business and the American Worker
December 22, 2017
U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Dumping and Subsidization of Imports of 100- to 150-Seat Large Civil Aircraft from Canada
December 20, 2017
From the U.S. Trade Representative
United States, Korea to Hold Amendment Negotiations on KORUS FTA
December 28, 2017
Trump Administration Enforces Trade Preference Program Eligibility
December 22, 2017
USTR Robert Lighthizer Statement on Final Passage of the Tax Reform Bill
December 20, 2017
From the Department of State
I Am Proud of Our Diplomacy
December 27, 2017
From the World Trade Organization and the 11th Ministerial Conference
Mini-Ministerial Meet to Find Ways to Revitalise WTO
The Hindu Business Line, December 31, 2017
From the International Trade Administration
United States Becomes First Economy to Offer Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Privacy Trustmark to Data Processors
December 29, 2017
Trade Agreements
Australia-Indonesia Free Trade Deal “Very Close”
XinhuaNet, December 29, 2017
Norway Says Made ‘Good Progress’ in China Trade Talks
Reuters, December 29, 2017
US, South Korea to Hold Trade Talks Next Week
The Business Times, December 28, 2017
Japan Pushes for March Signing of TPP 11
Nikkei Asian Review, December 26, 2017
China Arm Twists Maldives Into Signing a Free Trade Agreement
Zee News, December 19, 2017
Federal
Inside the New Trade Arguments Trump is Hearing
Axios, December 31, 2017
USTR Still Without a Chief Transparency Officer After Six Months of NAFTA Talks
World Trade Online, December 29, 2017
Excerpts from Trump’s Interview with the Times
The New York Times, December 28, 2017
Trump Adjusts Which Countries Will Get GSP Benefits and Which Won’t
Sourcing Journal, December 28, 2017
Year One of America First: Global Governance in 2017
Council on Foreign Relations, December 28, 2017
If the United States Wants Security, It Needs Balanced Trade and a Strong Economy
CNBC, December 27, 2017
Trump Readies Tougher ‘America First’ Line for China Trade in 2018
The Washington Post, December 27, 2017
GOP Frustration Rises with Trump on Trade
The Hill, December 26, 2017
California
How Will California's Newest Laws Affect You?
The Los Angeles Times, December 28, 2017
More International Articles
Euro Zone Factory Growth Surges to Record; More Uneven in Asia
Reuters, January 2, 2018
The Biggest Threats to China’s Economy in 2018
Bloomberg, January 1, 2018
2018 to See Growing China-Japan Economic Rivalry in Asia
Nikkei Asian Review, December 29, 2017
Kenya: Protectionist Ban on Imported Used Clothing
All Africa, December 28, 2017
The Great Trade War That Didn’t Happen in 2017
AJoT, December 27, 2017
China’s Xi Had a Great 2017, Five Key Challenges Await Next Year
AJoT, December 27, 2017
China Lashes Out at German Ambassador Over Cyber Security
ABC News, December 27, 2017
2017: The Year the West Woke Up To Opportunities of the Belt and Road
AJoT, December 27, 2017
Japan Foresees $114bn GDP Boost from Trade Pacts
Nikkei Asian Review, December 21, 2017
Israel’s High Tech Development Continues to Shine
Atid EDI, December 21, 2017
South American Trade Bloc Gains Strength, Misses EU Deal
Reuters, December 21, 2017
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