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Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters
Amazon, November 13, 2018
Four CalChamber Members Get Credit to Expand, Create Jobs
CalChamber, November 9, 2018
Amazon Echo and Alexa Arrive in Mexico
TechCrunch, November 7, 2018
Trade Policy
From the White House
U.S.-Japan Joint Statement on Advancing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Through Energy, Infrastructure and Digital Connectivity Cooperation
November 13, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence to visit Japan, Singapore, Australia, and Papua New Guinea
November 8, 2018
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts (Including Several International Positions)
November 7, 2018
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Remarks by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the U.S. Department of Commerce Veterans Day Ceremony
November 8, 2018
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Fifth Meeting of the U.S.-UK Trade and Investment Working Group
November 9, 2018
From the U.S. Department of State
International Education Week Kicks Off with Record Number of Students Studying Abroad
November 13, 2018
Launch of the Humanitarian Assistance Steering Council
November 13, 2018
U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue
November 9, 2018
From the International Trade Administration
Why Unleashing Veterans’ Entrepreneurial and Leadership Skills in Global Commerce Helps Strengthen America’s Economic and National Security
November 9, 2018
From the World Trade Organization
Japan Initiates WTO Dispute Complaint Against Korean Support for Shipbuilders
November 13, 2018
DG Azevêdo Joins President Macron in Discussions on Strengthening Multilateralism and WTO
November 12, 2018
U.S. Says India Paid Bigger Cotton Subsidies Than WTO Allows
Reuters, November 12, 2018
U.S., China, 10 Other Countries Seek Brexit Assurance at WTO
AJoT, November 12, 2018
WTO Director-General Calls Reform Proposal a ‘First Step’
Nikkei Asian Review, November 9, 2018
Trade Agreements
USMCA
Signing in Buenos Aires on November 30
How U.S. Agriculture Will Fare Under
the USMCA and Retaliatory Tariffs
October 2018
Canada at Odds with U.S.
Changes to Text of Trade Deal
Reuters, November 8, 2018
Democrats House Victory Complicates
Passage of New Nafta, Trade Deals
The Wall Street Journal, November 8, 2018
New NAFTA’s Sunset Clause
is a Ticking Time Bomb
The Hill, November 7, 2018
Midterm Results Leave Canadians
War Over Fate of Trade Agreement
The New York Times, November 7, 2018
No Gala USMCA Signing Ceremony with Trump Unless U.S. Tariffs Lifted, Ambassador Says
CBC, November 7, 2018
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Canada Exploring Sector-by-Sector Trade Talks with China, With Comprehensive Agreement Possible
Politico, November 12, 2018
Vietnam Ratifies Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Pact
Channel NewsAsia, November 12, 2018
SA Scraps 54-year-old Bilateral Trade Agreement with Zimbabwean
Bulawayo, November 11, 2018
RCEP Leaders to Call for Early Conclusion of Mega-Trade Pact
The Hindu Business Line, November 11, 2018
Five Things to Know About Asian Trade Megadeal RCEP
Nikkei Asia Review, November 10, 2018
Japanese Firms See U.S. Trade Talks Boosting Exports Despite Trump Rhetoric
Reuters, November 8, 2018
Singapore and China Emerge with Upgraded Free-Trade Agreement After 3 Years of Negotiations
The Independent, November 7, 2018
Japan Cabinet Approves World’s Biggest Trade Pact with EU
Nikkei Asian Review, November 6, 2018
Federal
U.S. Crop Giants are Doing More Brazil Deals Thanks to Trade War
Bloomberg, November 8, 2018
Trade Plays to Watch in Congress After Democrats Retake House
Reuters, November 8, 2018
Democrat-Led House Seen Backing Trump’s China Trade War, Scrutinizing Talks with Allies
Reuters, November 8, 2018
Even Lobsters Can’t Escape Trump’s Trade War
Bloomberg, November 7, 2018
More International Articles
China
Report Launch with Daniel H. Rosen – Missing Link: Corporate Governance in China’s State Sector
Asia Society, November 5, 2018
U.S., China Resume Talks to Cool Trade Tensions
The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2018
Trump’s Trade War Could Dent China’s Domestic Consumption, Dragging Down the Rest of Asia
CNBC, November 9, 2018
Xi’s Import Fair Offers Deals
But Leaves Many Barriers Intact
AJoT, November 8, 2018
Trump’s Trade War Spurs Chinese
Export Rush to Beat Tariffs
AJoT, November 8, 2018
China’s Exports to US Tick Up
as Traders Try to Beat Tariffs
AP, November 8, 2018
China’s Xi Calls for Global
Cooperation to Create ‘Fairer’ Internet
Reuters, November 6, 2018
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Coming to Papua New Guinea: World Leaders (and 40 Maseratis)
The New York Times, November 12, 2018
Calls for Open Trade to Greet Pence as Trump Skips Asia Summit
CNBC, November 10, 2018
Trump, Macron Agree on Defense After ‘Insulting’ European Army Spat
Reuters, November 9, 2018
Chinese Premier Pledges Cuban Investment to Diaz-Canel
UPI, November 8, 2018
Argentina Expands China Currency Swap as Beijing Eyes Latin America
Reuters, November 8, 2018
Here are the Asian Countries That Win and Lose From the Trade War
CNBC, November 8, 2018
Canada Says GDP Grew 3% in 2017, Pares Gains for 2015 and 2016
Bloomberg, November 8, 2018
Using Technology To Accomplish All That International Trade Promises
Forbes, November 6, 2018
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