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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
CEO Update: The Sky is the Limit (CalChamber Member Gordon Biersch Brewing Co is the New Chief Fiscal Officer)
Visit California, October 2018
Trade Policy
From the White House
President Trump’s Administration is Advancing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Through Investments and Partnerships in Economics, Security, and Governance
November 18, 2018
Joint Statement of the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, and Japan
November 17, 2018
Remarks by Vice President Pence at the 6th U.S.-ASEAN Summit
November 14, 2018
U.S.-Japan Joint Statement on Advancing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Through Energy, Infrastructure and Digital Connectivity Cooperation
November 13, 2018
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determination on Steel Racks from China
November 20, 2018
U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Magnesium from Israel
November 15, 2018
U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Dumping and Countervailable Subsidization of Imports of Rubber Bands from China
November 14, 2018
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Increases in all 50 States in 2nd Quarter of 2018
November 14, 2018
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Update Concerning China’s Acts, Policies and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
November 20, 2018
United States Issues WTO Counter Notification Against India’s Market Price Support for Cotton
November 13, 2018
From the U.S. Department of State
Advancing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Region
November 18, 2018
Joint Statement on U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership
November 16, 2018
The United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Launch the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit
November 15, 2018
U.S.-Australia-India-Japan Consultations
November 15, 2018
From the International Trade Administration
New Interactive Market Diversification Tool Identifies Top Potential Markets for U.S. Businesses
November 15, 2018
From the World Trade Organization
New WTO Publication Analyses Potential Impact of Blockchain on International Trade
November 27, 2018
EU Trade Chief Urges U.S. to Join Talks on WTO Reform
Reuters, November 27, 2018
World Trade Outlook Indicator Signals Further Loss of Momentum in Trade Growth into Q4
World Trade Organization, November 26, 2018
EU Proposes New WTO Reform to Safeguard Dispute Settlement Body
AJoT, November 26, 2018
WTO, UNCTAD, ITC Sign MoU to Provide Businesses with Better Access to Trade Data
November 23, 2018
WTO Says G20 Restrictions Soar, Cover $481 Billion of Trade
Reuters, November 22, 2018
China and U.S. Accuse Each Other of Hypocrisy as WTO Litigation Begins
Reuters, November 21, 2018
Members Urge Follow-Up to Bali Decision On Monitoring Flexibilities for Developing Countries
November 21, 2018
Panels Established to Review US Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Countermeasures on US Imports
November 21, 2018
China Will Propose WTO Reforms, But Don’t Try to Trap Us
Reuters, November 19, 2018
Trade Agreements
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USMCA
Signing in Buenos Aires on November 30
Bad Trade Timing: New NAFTA Lacks Investor Protections Just When Americans Need Them
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2018
Mexico, Canada Discuss Signing
of New North American Trade Deal
Reuters, November 23, 2018
Mexico Expects U.S. to Begin Lifting
Tariffs with Trade Deal Signing
Reuters, November 19, 2018
Trump’s Mexico-Canada Deal
Hits Trouble in Congress
Politico, November 18, 2018
Key Democrat Demands Changes
to New North America Trade Deal
AJoT, November 14, 2018
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Argentina Says Close to Inking a Two-Way Beef Deal with US
NASDAQ, November 26, 2018
Indonesia to Sign Free Trade Deal with EFTA Countries in December
Reuters, November 24, 2018
New Zealand Gov’t Solicits Opinions on Trade Deal with Britain
XinhuaNet, November 23, 2018
Taiwan to Continue CPTPP Efforts: Economics Minister
Taiwan News, November 22, 2018
Brazil’s Future Agriculture Minister Does Not Discard Dumping Mercosur
MercoPress, November 22, 2018
Brazilian President Hails Free Trade Agreement with Chile
XinhuaNet, November 22, 2018
Ukraine, Israel to Sign Free Trade Agreement During Ukrainian President Poroshenko’s Visit
Ukrinform, November 22, 2018
Maldives to Pull Out of ‘One-Sided’ China Trade Deal, Report Says
Bloomberg, November 19, 2018
The Architecture of Agreements in the Area of EU Trade Policy
Blog of Jolana Mungengova, November 19, 2018
Egypt, Eurasian Union to Start Negotiating Free Trade Agreement
Egypt Today, November 19, 2018
Federal
Larry Kudlow: Any China Deal Has to Be in American Interests
Fox Business, November 20, 2018
U.S. Manufacturers Push FTC to Crack Down on False ‘Made in America’ Labels
The Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2018
U.S. Envoy to Japan Defends Trade Policies, Say Not Protectionist
Reuters, November 16, 2018
California
CalChamber Capitol News Report Highlights New Laws for 2019
CalChamber, November 26, 2018
Get Ready, California: Gavin Newsom is Not Jerry Brown, From Governing Styles to Trump Taunts to Hairdos
The Mercury News, November 25, 2018
Jennifer Siebel Newsom Will Be California’s ‘First Partner’. Her Agenda is Cultural Change
The Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2018
California Dairies and Farms Collect $10 Million in Trade-War Aid
The Los Angeles Times, November 19, 2018
India’s Film Industry: a Booming Opportunity
Visit California, November 2, 2018
More International Articles
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APEC
U.S. Position on APEC Statements
U.S. Department of State, November 19, 2018
APEC Fails to Live Up to Its
Name Amid U.S., China Acrimony
Reuters, November 18, 2018
Chinese President Xi’s Speech
at APEC CEO Summit
XinhuaNet, November 17, 2018
Remarks by Vice President Pence at the 2018 APEC CEO Summit | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
White House, November 16, 2018
Mike Pence to Unveil Rival to ‘Dangerous’
Belt and Road Initiative at APEC Summit
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2018
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Brexit
Draft of EU-Uk Withdrawal Agreement
November 2018
Trump Warns Brexit Agreement
Could Threaten Future US-UK Trade Deal
CNBC, November 27, 2018
Stopping Brexit? EU’s Top Court
Hears UK Exit Reversal Case
Reuters, November 26, 2018
Britain’s First Deal After Brexit Will Be a Multi-Country Arrangement with Asia-Pacific Nations
The Sun, November 26, 2018
Draft Brexit Deal Points to Free
Trade Area With Deep Ties
Bloomberg, November 22, 2018
Trump’s Ready! US Offers UK This ‘Important Step’
in Bumper Post-Brexit Trade Deal
Express, November 19, 2018
U.K.’s Other Brexit Fight May Bar
It From $1.7 Trillion WTO Deal
Bloomberg, November 14, 2018
Joint Statement on U.S.-UK Strategic Dialogue
U.S. Department of State, November 14, 2018
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China
Pushback: America’s New China Strategy –
A Situation Report from Washington
Assessing the U.S. Whole of Government
Opposition to China’s Challenges
The Diplomat, November 2, 2018
The Guide to Hot-and-Cold
U.S.-China Trade Relations
Politico
U.S. Must Make China Respect IP,
Tech, Former Trade Rep. Kirk Says
Bloomberg, November 26, 2018
The Deal America and China Need
The Wall Street Journal, November 26, 2018
When Trump and Xi Meet, Trade
is the Only Bilateral Deal They Can Talk About
CNBC, November 25, 2018
China Courts Potential Allies in Trade War with US
Financial Times, November 24, 2018
U.S.-China Trade War Could Create Winners in Southeast Asia: Bain & Co
CNBC, November 23, 2018
U.S. Adviser Hints at Evicting China from WTO
BBC, November 21, 2018
China’s Christmas Village Isn’t
Worried About Trump’s Trade War
Bloomberg, November 21, 2018
USTR Says China Has Failed to
Alter ‘Unfair, Unreasonable’ Trade Practices
Reuters, November 20, 2018
Inside China’s “Tantrum Diplomacy” at APEC
The Washington Post, November 20, 2018
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Taiwan’s Underdog City Is Reborn in China-U.S. Trade Spat
Bloomberg, November 26, 2018
Latin America in Flux as G20 Leaders Descend on the Region
The Sacramento Bee, November 26, 2018
Investors Hope for Trade War Ceasefire at G20 Summit
The Guardian, November 25, 2018
World Economy Has ‘Passed Its Peak’ as Trade Wars Weigh
AP, November 21, 2018
With Eyes on China, EU Agrees Investment Screening Rules
Reuters, November 20, 2018
German Car CEOs Invited for White House Talks
Bloomberg, November 20, 2018
Mexico’s President Elect Reaches Out to Business Elite
WAFB9, November 15, 2018
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