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Taiwan and the TPP get renewed attention

June 27, 2021 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

* More US Senate, business, and allied pressure to join TPP, also just favorably reviewed at the WTO;* Administration’s ban on Uyghur forced-labor polysilicon from China conflicts with its solar push; Senate Foreign Relations approves Uyghur protection bill;* Trade talks with Taiwan start this Wednesday, and some US vaccines will go to Taiwan despite Chinese […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: CPTPP (new 11-nation TPP), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Tom Carper (D-Delaware), Taiwan

Boeing-Airbus trade truce concluded but China overproduction worries continue

June 21, 2021 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

The June 14th to 20th, 2021 roundup of major trade developments, with L.C. The US-EU Summit held in Brussels on June 15th had a welcome trade truce as its outcome. But the strategic commentariat in the US was less complimentary regarding the whirlwind of conferences (G7, US-EU, NATO, Putin) that President Biden attended. Walter Russell […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: Airbus, Australia, Boeing, China, EU, steel and aluminum tariffs

At G7 meet, Biden administration moves to give tax sovereignty to OECD

June 7, 2021 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

Also: the United Kingdom enjoys a banner week of trade developments The May 31st to June 6th, 2021 roundup of major trade developments, with L.C. The Group of Seven deal on setting a 15% minimum corporate tax and shifting how multinational companies are taxed is not yet a done deal. The agreement was reached on […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: Group of 7 (G7), JCPOA (Iran agreement)

Multiple China abuses, Swiss sovereignty, Canadian dairy quotas, and US tire tariffs

May 31, 2021 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

Two Biden administration actions directed against China — the American Innovation and Competition Act — and the blacklisting of the abusive Chinese fishing company, Dalian Ocean Shipping, are contradicted by the administration’s proposed waiver of US pharmaceutical patents, which would be a gift to China; Switzerland, like the UK before it, has found the EU’s […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: Canada, China, dairy industry, fisheries, Switzerland, USMCA

China on the outs with US Congress, EU Parliament

May 24, 2021 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

But Biden administration does Putin a big favor The May 17th to May 23rd, 2021 roundup of major trade developments, with L.C. The bipartisan package of China-centered and tech-focused legislation promised by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is moving ahead on Capitol Hill, although the details of the final bill are yet to emerge. […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: European Parliament, global minimum tax, Nord Stream 2, Olympics 2022

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