CalChamber Trade Update - January 30, 2018

Council for International Trade - Trade Update

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Featured Headlines

How to Watch the 2018 State of the Union
Address, Trump’s First as President (This Evening)
The San Diego Union Tribune, January 29, 2018

VIDEO from Davos: Special Address By Donald J. Trump, President of the Untied States of America
World Economic Forum, January 26, 2018

Text of the Speech here.

VIDEO: President Trump has Dinner
with European Business Leaders
YouTube, January 25, 2018

NAFTA Negotiations Make Real Headway
CalChamber, January 30, 2018

CalChamber Companies in the News

Inside Amazon Go, A Store of the Future
The New York Times, January 21, 2018

In Surprise Move, Microsoft Israel’s R&D Center, Names New 34-Year-Old CEO
Haaretz, January 18, 2018

Amazon Entry Into Israel Gains Momentum
Globes, January 18, 2018

Trade Policy

From the White House

President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts (to the FTC)
January 25, 2018

President Trump to Davos: ‘America Is Open for Business’
January 25, 2018

List of Foreign Ambassadors who Participated in Credentialing Ceremony
January 24, 2018

President Donald J. Trump’s Economic Policies are Delivering for American Workers
January 24, 2018

From the U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations on Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from Korea and Taiwan
January 29, 2018

From the U.S. Trade Representative

USTR Report Argues China’s Compliance with WTO Rules Has Gotten Worse in Recent Years
Metal Miner, January 30, 2018

Lighthizer: Senators Must Confirm USTR Deputies If They Want Faster Negotiations
World Trade Online, January 29, 2018

United States, Korea Continue Modification and Amendment Negotiations on KORUS FTA
January 25, 2018

From the World Trade Organization

Azevêdo: MSMEs Are Now at the Heart of the Trade Debate
January 30, 2018

South Korea Hits Back at U.S. Tariffs with WTO Challenge
Reuters, January 25, 2018

Trade Agreements

NAFTA

Closing Statement of USTR Robert Lighthizer
at the Sixth Round of NAFTA Renegotiations
USTR, January 29, 2018

Leaving NAFTA Would Cost $50 Billion a Year
Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2018

Populist Mexican Presidential
Candidate Lopez Obrador Spooking
Investors as NAFTA Talks Heat Up
CNBC, January 28, 2018

As NAFTA Talks Drag, Mexico
Suggests Timeline Could be Extended
Business Insider, January 26, 2018

U.S. Trade Commission Rejects
Trump Administration’s Bid to
Impose Tariffs on Canadian Jets
The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 26, 2018

Trump Sees ‘Good Chance’ on
NAFTA as Montreal Talks Push On
Bloomberg, January 25, 2018

U.S. Mulls Canada’s Proposals to
Unblock NAFTA, Talks Grind On
Reuters, January 25, 2018

Canada Hopeful as U.S. Hears NAFTA
Counter-Proposals – and Keeps Listening
Metro News, January 25, 2018

At Davos, Canada and Mexico
Upbeat on NAFTA Talks
Reuters, January 25, 2018

Wilbur Ross Accuses Trudeau of
Using Davos Speech to Up NAFTA Pressure
CBC, January 24, 2018

Canada Unveils Ideas to Save
NAFTA, Trudeau Lobbies U.S. Firms
Reuters, January 24, 2018

The NAFTA Withdrawal Tax: The Top Ten
States that Depend on Agriculture Exports
to Mexico & The Price They Would Pay
if America Withdraws from NAFTA
Farmers for Free Trade, January 2018

These 3 Everyday Products Show
Who Won and Lost from NAFTA
The New York Times, January 23, 2018

23 African Nations Sign Major Aviation Trade Agreement
eNCA, January 29, 2018

A NAFTA Negotiator’s Anecdote About Feta Cheese From Vermont Explains Why a US-UK Brexit Trade Deal Will Be Harder Than Most People Think
Business Insider, January 25, 2018

Trump Says He Would Reconsider a Massive Pacific Trade Deal if it Were ‘Substantially Better’
CNBC, January 25, 2018

China Willing to Negotiate FTAs With Uruguay, Other South American Countries
XinhuaNet, January 25, 2018

Trans-Pacific Partnership’s Benefit to Australia ‘Very Small’
The Guardian, January 25, 2018

TPP-11 Members Agree on Deal, Aim to Sign Trade Pact in March
The Straits Times, January 24, 2018

Federal

U.S. Businesses Optimistic on China Growth, Bemoan Unfair Treatment
Reuters, January 29, 2018

Trump-China Trade Tensions Could Hurt the Stock Market and GDP Growth
Newsweek, January 28, 2018

Bill Would Increase Number of H-1B Visas and Allow Spouses to Work
San Francisco Chronicle, January 25, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State to Visit Latin America
Reuters, January 25, 2018

A Brief History of Shipping
The Wall Street Journal, January 24, 2018

U.S. Not Starting Trade War, But Sees China Tech Threat: Ross
Reuters, January 24, 2018

LG to Raise Prices on Washers After Trump Imposes Steep Tariffs
The Wall Street Journal, January 24, 2018

Job Creator, or Job Killer? Trump Angers Solar Installers with Panel Tariff
Reuters, January 23, 2018

California

Governor: State Will Persist
in Leading Way for Nation
CalChamber, January 26, 2018

WATCH: Gov. Jerry Brown Delivers
His Final State of the State Address
CALMatters, January 25, 2018

A Brown – Father or Son – Has Been California Governor for 40% of the Last Six Decades
Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2018

Statement from the GoBiz Director Panorea Avdis Following Governor Brown’s Final State of the State Address
Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, January 25, 2018

State of the State? Lots Better Than Jerry Brown Found It
KQED, January 24, 2018

Japan House Opens In Hollywood
NHK World, January 18, 2018
More on the Japan House here.

Upcoming Events:

Israeli HLS Technologies Delegation
2/13/2018 - 2/16/2018

Casualties of Trade War? What Changes in NAFTA Mean for Agriculture in California

Canada Day Ag Forum
2/22/2018

Import Compliance Training Program
2/23/2018

Asia Pacific Business Outlook Conference 2018
4/16/2018 - 4/17/2018

Business Forum: Innovations in Safety and Security
4/18/2018 - 4/20/2018

World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast
05/4/2018

2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit
6/20/2018 - 6/22/2018

83rd Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF)
9/8/2018 - 9/16/2018

China International Import Expo
11/5/2018 - 11/10/2018

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