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Taiwan, US to resume TIFA talks on June 30
28-Jun-2021 Focus Taiwan
Trade negotiations between Taiwan and the United States under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) mechanism will resume on June 30 after a four-year hiatus, according to the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).
Trade talks good news for Taiwan
21-Jun-2021 Taipei Times
The administration of US President Joe Biden has continued its ongoing efforts to increase bilateral ties with Taiwan with the announcement about the return of US-Taiwan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks.
Taiwan, US trade officials set to meet in ‘coming weeks’
14-Jun-2021 The Diplomat
Taiwan and the United States are set to convene a meeting of their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council in the “coming weeks,” Trade talks might be back on the agenda, picking up the momentum from a flurry of late action by the Trump administration.
China warns US against trade deal with Taiwan
8-Jun-2021 Aljazeera
China has warned the United States against pursuing a trade deal with Taiwan after Washington signalled a possible resumption of economic talks with the self-ruled island.
It’s time to learn if the new Nafta’s worker protections have any teeth
3-Jun-2021 Quartz
Nafta did not improve the lot of most Mexican workers. But like many agreements that reduce tariffs and other obstacles to trade, Nafta was intended to boost the rights of workers in Mexico.
US-China tech war: why a digital trade deal with Japan and South Korea is key to gaining the upper hand
3-Jun-2021 South China Morning Post
In this competition over standards, whichever nation first strikes a trilateral deal with technology leaders Japan and South Korea will secure a strategic chokepoint in the digital architecture of Asia.
Tech liability shield has no place in trade deals, groups say
27-May-2021 Bloomberg
The organizations said including a legal shield for tech companies in trade deals “reflects a broad effort by the big tech platforms to use ‘trade negotiations’ to limit domestic policy options.”
US-China trade war: top negotiators hold ‘candid and constructive’ talks, first of Joe Biden presidency
27-May-2021 South China Morning Post
USTR said the phase one trade deal was important but only one part of a challenging and complex relationship between the world’s two largest economies.
US amping up dispute with Canada over allowed exports of American dairy products
26-May-2021 CBC
American producers say Canada is denying them fair access to the Canadian market.
US no longer wants to buy Greenland, Secretary of State confirms
21-May-2021 The Local
The US wants to find ways to strengthen the commercial relationship with Greenland while the new Greenlandic local government floated the idea of a free trade agreement.
European Parliament to vote on freezing China deal
19-May-2021 Politico
Draft calls on EU to work with US on China, and to plan deals with Taiwan.
US oil service group seeks $100 million from Mexico in arbitration claim
19-May-2021 Reuters
Finley Resources alleges Mexico violated investor protections under the NAFTA trade pact by failing to honor agreements.
Brazil reaffirms its interest in concluding a free trade agreement with the United States
17-May-2021 The Daily Guardian
Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes told US Trade Secretary Gina Raymondo that Brazil wants to continue negotiations for a free trade agreement between the two countries
Namibia launches AGOA strategy to increase tariff-free exports to the United States
14-May-2021 USAID
The strategy seeks to increase Namibia’s exports under the AGOA program, which allows Namibia to export over 6,400 products tariff-free to the United States.
Trade agreement with United States to be effective tool of geoeconomics – Petrashko
14-May-2021 Ukrinform
The conclusion of a bilateral preferential trade agreement between Ukraine and the United States can become an effective tool of geoeconomics, providing increased global competition in trade.
US files first trade complaint with Mexico under USMCA
14-May-2021 AP
The USMCA allows a panel to determine whether Mexico is enforcing labor laws that allow workers to choose their union and vote on contracts and union leadership.
US unions lodge first Mexico labor grievance under new NAFTA
10-May-2021 Reuters
The AFL-CIO, the biggest US labor federation, will file the first petition for the US government to bring a labor complaint against Mexico under the USMCA trade deal.
US, Pak discuss COVID-19, agree to continue TIFA Agreement dialogue
10-May-2021 Yahoo
The United States and Pakistan agreed to continue the Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) agreement dialogue and Ambassador Tai expressed desire to build a strong US-Pakistan trade relationship.
US return to Trans-Pacific trade deal would open large can of worms for NZ
7-May-2021 Newsroom
If all the seemingly insurmountable barriers are overcome and the US decides to reactivate the original Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, would there be another groundswell of opposition? You betcha.
Blinken says US-UK free trade deal will take ‘some time’ to agree
6-May-2021 Yahoo
Agreeing a post-Brexit free trade deal between Britain and the United States will take “some time”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned.