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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 12, 2021. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS
(Reuters) -The United States, Mexico and Canada will next week hold their first formal talks on their continental trade deal, with particular focus on labor and environmental obligations, the U.S. government said on Friday.
Trade ministers from the three nations are set to meet virtually on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) deal, which took effect in July 2020.
“The ministers will receive updates about work already underway to advance cooperation . and will hold robust discussions about USMCA’s landmark labor and environmental obligations,” the office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a statement.
Bipartisanship Lives! The Amazing Convergence on China Policy
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Chinese staffers adjust the U.S. and Chinese flags before the opening session of trade negotiations between U.S. and Chinese trade representatives at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, February 2019.
In todayâs poisoned partisan atmosphere, where Republicans are laying systematic plans to steal the 2022 election and using the filibuster to block much of the Biden program, one remarkable island of bipartisanship stands outâChina policy.
Next week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is likely to bring to the Senate floor a stunningly tough China bill, with wide Republican support. The bill is expected to pass overwhelmingly.
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FILE PHOTO: Mexico s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador addresses to the nation on his second anniversary as the President of Mexico, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday welcomed a move by the United States against General Motors Co for alleged labor violations at a Mexican factory, saying the two governments had to work together to protect workers.
Using powers under a new trade agreement that replaces NAFTA, the Biden administration on Wednesday asked Mexico to examine alleged labor rights violations at a GM pickup truck factory in the city of Silao, a move that could lead to tariffs on some of GM’s most profitable vehicles.
Expo to spur China-CEEC trade By ZHONG NAN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-13 08:55 Share CLOSE An exhibitor (right) introduces a light aircraft made in the Czech Republic during China-Central & Eastern European Countries Expo & International Consumer Goods Fair in Ningbo, East China s Zhejiang province, June 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Officials: Ningbo exhibition to foster greater cooperation between two sides
The second China-CEEC Expo will help China to share its market opportunities with the 17 Central and Eastern European countries and assist the recovery and growth of the global economy, senior government officials said on Wednesday.
The second edition of the expo will be held in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, from June 8 to June 11 and will have trade shows in three categories: the CEEC exhibition, the international consumer goods exhibition and the permanent exhibition of imported commodities, said Zhu Congjiu, vic
India Business News: NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said there is a need for a quick consensus at the World Trade Organization (WTO) o.