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Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Featured Headlines
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Tariff on Chinese Imports Clouds
Trade/Investment Gathering
CalChamber, March 23, 2018
A group of business leaders gather at the home of Consul General of China Luo Linquan in San Francisco to discuss foreign direct investment
in China and Chinese investment abroad. From left: Ren Faqiang,
Deputy Consul General of China; Sean O’Hallaren, Vice President
of Government and Public Affairs, Nike; Bruce Pickering,
Executive Director, Asia Society of Northern California; Ambassador
Luo Linquan, Consul General of China; Susanne T. Stirling,
Vice President of International Affairs, California Chamber of
Commerce; and Darlene Chiu Bryant, Executive Director, China SF.
California Would Be
On Front Lines of US-China Trade War
The San Francisco Chronicle, March 23, 2018
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CalChamber Companies in the News
AES Upgraded by S&P to BB+; Closes $1 Billion Sale
of Masinloc and Uses All Proceeds to Reduce Parent Debt
AES Corporation, March 20, 2018
Global Tech Giant IBM Joins The GMIS Mission
To Transform Manufacturing And Build A Smarter World
IBM Newsroom, March 19, 2018
Trade Policy
From the White House
Presidential Proclamation Adjusting Imports
of Aluminum into the United States
March 22, 2018
Presidential Proclamation Adjusting Imports
of Steel into the United States
March 22, 2018
President Trump Approves Section 232 Tariff Modifications
March 22, 2018
Presidential Memorandum on the Actions
by the United States Related to the Section 301 Investigation
March 22, 2018
Fact Sheet on 301 Action
Presidential Message to the Congress of the United States
March 20, 2018
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Reinstatement
of Citizenship Question to the 2020 Decennial Census
March 26, 2018
U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Dumping of Imports
of Carton-Closing Staples from the People’s Republic of China
March 22, 2018
Joint Statement of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström
March 21, 2018
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Statement on the First Joint Committee Meeting Under
the U.S.-EU Bilateral Agreement on Prudential Measures
on Insurance and Reinsurance
March 27, 2018
Following President Trump’s Section 301 Decisions,
USTR Launches New WTO Challenge Against China
March 23, 2018
Readout of the 3rd Meeting of the U.S.-UK Trade and Investment Working Group and the 1st Meeting of the U.S.-UK SME Dialogue
March 23, 2018
President Trump Announces Strong Actions
to Address China’s Unfair Trade
March 22, 2018
Section 301 Fact Sheet
Opening Statement of USTR Robert Lighthizer
to the House Ways and Means Committee
March 21, 2018
From the U.S. Department of State
Holding Russia Accountable for Its Destabilizing Behavior
March 26, 2018
Key Outcomes of U.S. Priorities
at the UN Human Rights Council’s 37th Session
March 23, 2018
From the House Ways and Means Committee
Brady Opening Statement at Hearing
on the President’s Trade Policy Agenda with USTR Lighthizer
March 21, 2018
From the World Trade Organization
China Urges WTO Members:
Put U.S. Tariff ‘Beast Back in the Cage’
Reuters, March 26, 2018
United States Files WTO Complaint
on China’s Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
March 26, 2018
WTO Members Raise Concerns Over US Tariffs
on Steel and Aluminum at Goods Council
March 23, 2018
China Partially Wins WTO Case Over Obama-Era U.S. Tariffs
The Globe and Mail, March 21, 2018
Trade Agreements
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NAFTA
What the End of NAFTA Would
Mean for Farmers and Ranchers
PBS NewsHour, March 26, 2018
Lighthizer Pushed NAFTA Counterparts
for Agreement in Principle by March 31
World Trade Online, March 26, 2018
Mexico, U.S. Sign Accords
on Customs, Border Cooperation
Reuters, March 26, 2018
Trump Sets Deadline on Metal Tariffs,
Pressuring NAFTA Talks
American Journal of Transportation, March 23, 2018
Lobbyists Want to Use NAFTA
to Fast-Track Trump’s Agenda
Bloomberg, March 21, 2018
Why The Canadian Dollar
and Mexican Peso Have Diverged Recently
The Wall Street Journal, March 21, 2018
Despite Uncertainty Around Protectionism, Businesses in U.S., Canada and Mexico Remain Bullish on Trade and NAFTA, HSBC Study Finds
Business Insider, March 21, 2018
‘Yeah, We Can Work With That’:
Auto Talks Mark Potential NAFTA Breakthrough
Ottawa Citizen, March 20, 2018
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Japan Approves Bills to Ratify Successor to TPP Free Trade Pact
The Japan Times, March 27, 2018
Call For Australian Trade Agreement with Britain as Brexit Begins
The Daily Telegraph, March 26, 2018
U.S. Settles South Korea Trade Dispute Before Summit With North
Bloomberg, March 25, 2018
U.S. Seeks Bilateral FTA with Japan
Nikkei Asian Review, March 22, 2018
The U.S. and EU Can Make Transatlantic Trade Great Again
Bloomberg, March 21, 2018
U.S. Will Take New Look at TPP After Other Trade Priorities: Mnuchin
Reuters, March 21, 2018
Africa is On the Verge of Forming the Largest Free Trade Area Since the World Trade Organization
CNBC, March 20, 2018
Federal
Wall Street Roars Back as Trade War Fears Fade
Reuters, March 26, 2018
U.S. Pushes China on Cars and Finance in Tariff Talks
Bloomberg, March 26, 2018
Taking Aim at a Trade Gap? It’s Easy to Miss the Target
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2018
Trump’s New China Tariffs Will Cost the U.S. Economic Growth, Global Allies
San Francisco Chronicle, March 24, 2018
US To Shield Europe, Australia, Brazil from Steel Tariffs
American Journal of Transportation, March 22, 2018
Trump’s Plan to Impose Stiff Tariffs on China Rattles Investors
Bloomberg, March 21, 2018
Trump Officially Requests Trade Promotion Authority Extension
World Trade Online, March 20, 2018
California
Winemakers, Renters, High-Speed Rail: All Could Take a Hit in a Trump Trade War
The Sacramento Bee, March 26, 2018
Trump’s Tech Tariffs War Will Hurt Consumers, Workers
The San Jose Mercury News, March 23, 2018
Trade Conflict Hits Agriculture Commodities
The Wall Street Journal, March 23, 2018
More International Articles
Germany at Odds With France Over Tariffs on U.S. Cars
Bloomberg, March 27, 2018
There’s a Year Until Brexit. How is the U.K. Doing?
Bloomberg, March 27, 2018
The Trade Issue That Most Divides U.S. and China Isn’t Tariffs
The New York Times, March 26, 2018
China Weights Ending Some Restrictions on Foreign Stakes –
Vice Commerce Minister
Reuters, March 25, 2018
Tariffs on China Could Spark a Response, Hitting Agriculture,
Tech and Aerospace in the U.S.
The Los Angeles Times, March 23, 2018
Latin America in the New Asia-Pacific Trade Order
The Brookings Institute, March 22, 2018
Global Trade of Softwood Lumber Reached a Record-High in 2017
American Journal of Transportation, March 22, 2018
Global Momentum Shows Cracks
As Trade War Looms Over Economy
American Journal of Transportation, March 22, 2018
U.S.-China Trade War Would Take a Bite From Both Economies
Bloomberg, March 20, 2018
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