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☆ New Biden tariffs on China's EVs, solar, medical supplies reportedly due Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But it will also add new tariffs to semiconductors and solar equipment, according to one of the people, as well as hiking EV tariffs. Chinese-made medical supplies like syringes and personal protective equipment also face additional tariffs, sources told Reuters. The long-awaited tariff update comes after a number of lawmakers have called for massive hikes on Chinese vehicle tariffs. Tariffs on Chinese EVs will roughly quadruple under the new Biden plan, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown wants the Biden administration to ban Chinese EVs outright, over concerns they pose risks to Americans' personal data.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Sherrod Brown Organizations: Gateway Technical College, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, U.S . Trade Locations: Sturtevant , Wisconsin, U.S, China

☆ Watch the moment Lauren Boebert was asked to 'give the definition of carpetbagger' in the first GOP debate in her new district
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOn Thursday, Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert faced several GOP opponents in the first primary debate for Colorado's 4th congressional district. Related stories"My boys and I needed a fresh start," said Boebert. In the CO-04 GOP primary debate last night, @RepBoebert was asked by opponent @LynchForCO to "give the definition of carpetbagger." "My boys and I needed a fresh start," said Boebert. pic.twitter.com/pQ5Jslc7wr — bryan metzger (@metzgov) January 26, 2024Boebert had been facing a bruising reelection bid in her old district, which she won by less than 600 votes in 2022.

Persons: —, Lauren Boebert, It's, Boebert, That's, Mike Lynch, Colorado House —, Lynch, Mary, Jayson, @RepBoebert, @LynchForCO, pQ5Jslc7wr — bryan metzger, @metzgov, Deborah Flora, Sen, Kerry Donovan, wouldn't, Donovan Organizations: Service, Republican, GOP, Business, Colorado House, Capitol, Democrat Locations: Colorado, Denver, Fort Lupton, Colorado's

That's when Rep. Elise Stefanik, the hard-charging upstate New York Republican, came up, according to a person at the dinner table. At the thought of Stefanik as a possible choice for vice president, Trump nodded approvingly. "I'm not going to get into any of my conversations with President Trump. In New York, Stefanik is known as a frequent presence not only in her district but across the state — and someone who can easily be reached. Aside from Stefanik, Bannon ticked through his view of Trump's deep bench of potential VP picks.

Persons: Elise Stefanik, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Trump, Stefanik, Steve Bannon, Trump's, Mike Pence, Mitt Romney's, I'm, NBC's, Pence, Dan Goldman, —, Gerry Kassar, General Merrick Garland, Michael Cohen, Jack Smith's, MAGA, Bannon, Kevin Hern, Kristi Noem, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sen, Marsha Blackburn, Kari Lake, Nikki Haley, Haley, Stefanik's, Barack Obama, Gavin Wax, Elise, Wax, Roger Stone, Stone, She's, it's, It's Organizations: Capitol, Mar, Republican, New, New York Republican, Trump raved, Trump, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, White, White House, NBC, New York, Conservative, House Republican Conference, GOP, Senate, South Dakota Gov, Wall, Fox, New York Young Republican Club, It's Trump Locations: Washington, WASHINGTON, New York, Stefanik, Iowa, Trump, York, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y, Lago, Arkansas, Arizona, Stefanik's New York

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he walks with U.S. President Joe Biden at Filoli estate on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Woodside, California, U.S., November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG, Nov 16 (Reuters) - When Chinese President Xi Jinping met executives for dinner on Wednesday night in San Francisco, he was greeted with not one, but three standing ovations from the U.S. business community. All three were outcomes the United States had sought from China rather than the other way around, said two people briefed on the trip. Biden administration officials have acknowledged that creating functional military relations won't be as easy as semi-regular meetings between defense officials. That's not going to be a favor to us," one senior Biden administration told Reuters in October in the run-up to the Xi-Biden meeting.

Persons: Xi, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Xi Jinping, Alexander Neill, Biden, Nancy Pelosi's, hotlines, Craig Singleton, That's, China's, Drew Thompson, Vladimir Putin, it's, Li Mingjiang, Michael Martina, Greg Torode, Trevor Hunnicutt, Antoni Slodkowski, Laurie Chen, Don Durfee, Tom Hogue Organizations: U.S, Economic Cooperation, REUTERS, FRANCISCO, United States, Communist Party, Hawaii's, Commerce Department, Biden, Republican, ., Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Reuters, Pentagon, National University of Singapore, Analysts, Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Thomson Locations: Filoli, Asia, Woodside , California, U.S, HONG KONG, San Francisco, United States, United, China, Beijing, Chinese, Taiwan, Washington, Russia, Singapore

☆ China receives US equipment to make advanced chips despite new rules-report
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Alexandra Alper | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Flags of China and U.S. are displayed on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Chinese companies are buying up U.S. chipmaking equipment to make advanced semiconductors, despite a raft of new export curbs aimed at thwarting advances in the country's semiconductor industry, a congressional report said on Tuesday. China watchers had theorized that SMIC could have made the chip with equipment obtained prior to the October 2022 rules, but it had other options for obtaining the equipment from oversees, the report shows. The United States managed to plug a key loophole in its efforts to stymie China's access to advanced chipmaking tools by convincing allies Japan and the Netherlands, with similarly robust chipmaking equipment industries, to announce their own restrictions on exports of the coveted technology. China's imports of semiconductor equipment from all countries totaled $13.8 billion (RMB 100 billion) over the first eight months of 2023, it added.

Persons: Florence Lo, United States scrambles, SMIC, Alexandra Alper, Chizu Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Biden, Commerce Department, Huawei, SMIC, United, Office, Thomson Locations: China, U.S, United States, Netherlands, Japan

☆ Tricky politics on menu for China's Xi at US business dinner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Michael Martina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

But the event, yet to be formally announced by hosts U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR), also presents uneasy optics. The USCBC and NCUSCR both declined to comment on the planned dinner. Xi has overseen a crackdown on U.S. consultancy and due-diligence firms, a further blow to investor confidence. Jeff Moon, a former U.S. trade official turned business adviser, said China's goal would be to soften Xi's image and attract investment, but that the dinner was unlikely to "move any needles." "They have come to accept that there's no substitute for hearing and seeing and observing what Xi Jinping is doing," said Patel.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Xi, MIGNON, Jeff Moon, mignon, Mike Gallagher, Biden, Janet Yellen, Nirav Patel, Jinping, Patel, David Brunnstrom, Stephen Nellis, Michelle Nichols, Lincoln Organizations: APEC, Economic Cooperation, REUTERS, FRANCISCO, Wednesday, Reuters, U.S, China Business Council, National Committee, China Relations, Muslim, Asia, Thomson Locations: Asia, Pacific, San Francisco , California, United States, San Francisco, U.S, China, Washington, Muslim Uyghurs, Beijing

☆ Race to finish Indo-Pacific trade deals hit snags ahead of APEC summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( David Lawder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A sign advertising the upcoming APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit in see as the city prepares to host leaders from the Asia-Pacific region in San Francisco, California November 8, 2023. Instead it promised cooperation on supply chains and clean energy along with higher standards for labor, environment and regulatory practices and digital trade. Negotiations on digital trade standards -- once seen as a marquee feature of the IPEF trade pillar -- are largely frozen as the Biden administration has suspended discussions on key rules after reversing longstanding U.S. positions on e-commerce. By adopting these fringe views on digital trade, USTR really brings the main substance on digital trade to a halt," said John Murphy, senior vice president for international policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. One of the sources familiar with the talks said that early enthusiasm on the IPEF trade pillar -- which excludes India -- has given way to frustration over the difficulty and complexity of issues involved.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Biden, Joe Biden, IPEF, Wendy Cutler, Cutler, Trump, USTR, John Murphy, David Lawder, Sharon Singleton Organizations: APEC, Economic Cooperation, REUTERS, FRANCISCO, Pacific, Prosperity, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Asia Society Policy Center, Commerce Department, U.S . Trade, Big Tech, U.S . Chamber of Commerce, Thomson Locations: Asia, Pacific, San Francisco , California, San Francisco, U.S, China, Washington, IPEF, Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, United States, TPP

☆ Google employees typically work more than eight hours a day: Internal memo
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

When a Google employee asked the company if he could organize his work schedule to work fewer hours on more days, a human resources representative responded saying the average Google employee works more than a normal 9-to-5 work day — seeming to refute earlier reports that Googlers have light workloads. The memo also said the company allows employees to apply for schedules that are 60% or 80% of full-time. The HR representative's confirmation that employees typically work long hours made some workers eager to share that information with their friends and relatives, according to internal message boards. Those one-hour workday reports went viral — including with Google employees' friends and family. Google employees have received public backlash due to recruiting tactics such as wide-ranging corporate perks, which were largely used by tech companies to acquire talent during the last two decades.

Persons: Googlers, Courtenay Mencini, Mencini Organizations: CNBC, Google

☆ Republicans demand Biden challenge China's Xi on fentanyl, prisoners
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Michael Martina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 1, 2021. Republicans and Democrats in Congress have offered sometimes different approaches for countering China's growing economic and military might despite bipartisan consensus on the need to do so. But they asked Biden to present Xi with a list of 10 demands to improve relations, much like Beijing did to U.S. officials in 2021. "It is clear that competitive actions have been sacrificed to advance aimless, zombie-like engagement," they said. Reporting by Michael Martina and Patricia Zengerle; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brian Snyder, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Mike Gallagher, Biden, Mark Swidan, American Kai Li, David Lin, Michael Martina, Patricia Zengerle, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Beijing, Biden, Economic Cooperation, Republicans, Democrats, Treasury, Industrial, Thomson Locations: United States, China, Chinatown, Boston , Massachusetts, U.S, San Francisco, Asia, Beijing, Philippines, South China, South, Taiwan, China's Xinjiang, Texas, American

☆ U.S. suspends Indo-Pacific talks on key aspects of digital trade -lawmakers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( David Lawder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The halt comes after the U.S. Trade Representative's office last month reversed longstanding U.S. digital trade demands at the World Trade Organization -- no longer insisting on rules that protect free cross-border data flows and prohibit national requirements for data localization and reviews of software source code. The U.S. Trade Representative's office said it withdrew its position to give Congress room to enact stronger technology regulations. "We thank you for suspending negotiations on aspects of the IPEF digital text that can be used to frustrate privacy, AI, civil rights and liberties, anti-monopoly, gig worker and other digital safeguards that Congress and the administration seek," the lawmakers wrote. People familiar with the talks say that discussions on the digital trade chapter have largely ground to a halt because the U.S. position is now unclear and being reevaluated. A USTR spokesperson declined comment on the IPEF digital talks.

Persons: Elizabeth Warren, Julia Nikhinson, Biden, IPEF, Amy Klobuchar, Pramila Jayapal, David Lawder, Leslie Adler Organizations: Intelligence, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic, U.S . Trade, World Trade Organization, Representatives, Commerce Department, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Tech, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, Mexico, Canada, IPEF, San Francisco, Asia, China

They both advanced to the Nov. 7 general election after the August primaries. The loss of two Democratic state representatives would put the state House in a 54-54 deadlock until special elections could be held for the seats. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesStone and Coleman will serve the remainder of their terms in the state House if they lose Tuesday. The entire Michigan House of Representatives will be up for election in next year’s November general election. But while Michigan Democrats sped through legislation to start the year, party unity has wavered in recent months.

Persons: Lori Stone, Kevin Coleman, Coleman, Stone, they've Organizations: —, Democratic, Michigan Locations: LANSING, Mich, Michigan, Detroit, Warren, representative's

☆ US lawmakers urge Yellen to speed up China outbound investment rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Michael Martina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of Treasury, participates in global infrastructure and investment forum in New York, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Seth Wenig/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The Republican and Democratic leaders of a U.S. congressional committee on China urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to urgently implement outbound investment restrictions on the country, warning that Beijing was using American capital to develop technologies as her department debated new rules. China has condemned the move, but some U.S. lawmakers have argued it has too many loopholes. Yellen should adopt a broad definition of technology in her guidelines on the investment restrictions, the lawmakers said in the letter, dated Oct. 30, arguing China had blurred the lines between commercial and military technology. Some U.S. officials have said the outbound investment rules should not be overly broad to avoid harming the U.S. economy.

Persons: Janet Yellen, Seth Wenig, Joe Biden, deliberates, Mike Gallagher, Raja Krishnamoorthi –, Gallagher, Krishnamoorthi, Michael Martina, Sandra Maler Organizations: Treasury, Rights, Republican, Democratic, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, U.S, Biden, Thomson Locations: United States, New York, China, Beijing, U.S

"The goal truly is channels of communication and ensuring we don't veer into conflict - simple as that," said a senior Biden administration official. The Biden administration wants to counter the country's growing military without provoking a conflict and to push back on what it considers unfair business practices while avoiding an all-out trade war. "The criticism we get from some on (Capitol) Hill and some in the academic community, of course, is that competing means you can't talk to China," said the administration official. NO DELAY IN CHINA POLICIESAdministration officials acknowledge China may see the U.S. push to engage as a chance to weaken or slow Washington's policies targeting China, particularly on exports in strategic industries such as semiconductors, but deny that this is happening. The administration official denied the delays were to avoid upsetting China but were about "getting the technical pieces right, and balancing economic impact on our own domestic competitiveness."

Persons: Antony Blinken, Leah Millis, Biden, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Ivan Kanapathy, Travis King, China –, Xi, San Francisco – doesn't, Mike Gallagher, Michael Martina, Humeyra Pamuk, Don Durfee Organizations: U.S, State Department, REUTERS, Rights, Biden, China, gaslight, White House National Security, Economic Cooperation, Republicans, China's Communist Party, CCP, Democratic, Inspur, Diplomats, Blinken, Thomson Locations: Mexico, Washington , U.S, United States, China, Beijing, U.S, stonewall, Asia, North Korea, San Francisco, CHINA, South China, Lincoln

☆ Mexico must address US' 'serious concerns' over energy measures, USTR says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade official stressed Mexico's need to address "serious concerns" from the United States of its energy measures, which were raised during consultations under a regional trade pact, the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) office said on Thursday. Deputy Trade Representative Jayme White, who met with his Mexican counterpart Alejandro Encinas in Mexico on Wednesday, urged Mexico to address its energy measures which the U.S. says unfairly discriminate against its companies, the USTR said in a statement. The U.S. and Canada demanded dispute settlement talks with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement over Mexico's energy policy in July 2022. White also expressed concerns over the "recent surge" in U.S. imports of certain steel and aluminum products from Mexico, the USTR said, and the "lack of transparency" regarding their country of origin. White and Encinas additionally discussed ongoing USMCA consultations regarding Mexico's enforcement of fisheries-related environmental laws, the USTR said.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Jayme White, Alejandro Encinas, White, Encinas, Kylie Madry, Valentine Hilaire, Richard Chang Organizations: Ciudad Juarez, REUTERS, U.S . Trade, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Paso del Norte, El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, MEXICO, U.S, United States, Canada

Political Cartoons View All 1157 ImagesHe received a 90-day extension for the House financial disclosure in May, then missed the due date in August. At the time, he said he planned to file the disclosure within a 30-day grace period permitted by the federal government. That period elapsed Wednesday, with Santos saying he had no plans to file until submitting his federal tax returns from last year. “Despite my legal team’s and my best efforts to meet the deadlines, additional auditing and tax filing for 2022 remained,” he said. “I still have until November 2023 to submit my 2022 taxes with the IRS in order to avoid legal troubles.”“Because House filing deadlines conflict with IRS regulations, this misalignment exists,” he added.

Persons: George Santos, Santos, ” Santos, ”, “, Stephen Spaulding, ” Spaulding, Spaulding, “ It’s Organizations: — U.S . Rep, Wednesday, New, Republican, Associated Press

REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday further extended China "Section 301" tariff exclusions on 352 Chinese import and 77 COVID-19-related categories till Dec. 31 that were set to expire on Sept. 30. THE TAKEThe import tariff exclusions include industrial components such as pumps and electric motors, some car parts and chemicals, bicycles and vacuum cleaners. The COVID-related exclusions include medical products like face masks, examination gloves and hand sanitizing wipes. * The Trump administration had used Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, a statute aimed at combating trade partners' unfair practices, to launch the China tariffs. * China last week urged Chinese companies investing in the U.S. to be given "equal treatment" and called U.S. 301 tariffs on Chinese imports "discriminatory," when Raimondo visited Beijing.

Persons: Katherine Tai, Gina Raimondo, Rebecca Cook, Donald Trump, Trump, Raimondo, Kanishka Singh, Jonathan Oatis, Josie Kao Organizations: . Trade, U.S . Commerce, Detroit , Michigan U.S, REUTERS, Rights, . U.S . Commerce, U.S, misappropriating, Trade, Thomson Locations: U.S, Detroit , Michigan, China, ., misappropriating U.S, Beijing, Taiwan, Washington

☆ Canada to challenge extension of US softwood lumber duties
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Finished lumber is seen at West Fraser Pacific Inland Resources sawmill in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOTTAWA, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Canada will challenge what Ottawa described as an "unfair, unjust and illegal" extension of U.S. import duties on Canadian softwood lumber products, the trade ministry said on Tuesday. The softwood lumber tariffs are the legacy of a decades-long trade dispute over the structure of Canada's timber sector that could not be resolved when a quota agreement expired in 2015. "For years, the United States has imposed unfair, unjust and illegal duties on Canadian softwood lumber, hurting Canadian industry and increasing housing costs in both countries," Trade Minister Mary Ng said in the statement. "We are prepared to discuss another softwood lumber agreement when Canada is ready to address the underlying issues related to subsidization and fair competition so that Canadian lumber imports do not injure the U.S. industry," a USTR spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

Persons: Jesse Winter, Mary Ng, Ismail Shakil, Susan Heavey, Devika Syamnath, Andy Sullivan Organizations: West Fraser Pacific Inland Resources, REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, Ottawa, U.S . Commerce Department, Canada, Washington, Trade, United, U.S . Trade, Thomson Locations: West, Smithers , British Columbia, Canada, U.S, Mexico, United States, Ottawa, Bengaluru

☆ US, Mexico agree on labor rights plan for Mexican Goodyear plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, July 19 (Reuters) - The United States and Mexico reached an agreement to remedy violations of workers' rights at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (GT.O) plant in the Mexican city of San Luis Potosi, both countries said on Wednesday. The Mexican government has committed to carry out a number of measures under the agreement, the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) office said in a statement. Goodyear must also inform workers of their labor rights and respect union activity, the USTR said. Mexico will carry out periodic inspections of the plant, and if warranted, could impose sanctions on people, labor organizations or the company, the USTR said. The remediation plan comes after a petition from a Mexican independent union, which found Goodyear was offering employees fewer benefits than an industry-wide agreement required.

Persons: Goodyear, Raul Cortes, Valentine Hilaire, Kylie Madry, Brendan O'Boyle, Sonali Paul Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Goodyear Tire &, U.S . Trade, Goodyear, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, United States, Mexico, Mexican, San Luis Potosi, U.S

NEW YORK, June 22 (Reuters) - George Santos's father and aunt were identified on Thursday as the guarantors of the indicted U.S. representative's $500,000 bail, after Santos fought unsuccessfully to keep them anonymous. The House of Representatives' Ethics Committee also wanted the names, to determine whether Santos violated congressional rules on gifts. Seybert called it "disingenuous" to suggest that Santos' father and aunt might be endangered, noting that they came forward to offer help after the congressman's high-profile arraignment and expressed no concerns about guaranteeing bail. "My family & I have made peace with the judges decision to release their names," Santos posted on Twitter. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Alistair Bell and Daniel WallisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: George Santos's, Santos, Gercino dos Santos, Elma Preven, George Santos, Joanna Seybert, Defendant's, Jonathan Stempel, Alistair Bell, Daniel Wallis Organizations: YORK, U.S, Republican, Representatives, Twitter, Thomson Locations: York, Central Islip , New York, New York

☆ US, India agree to terminate six disputes at WTO
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. and India have agreed to terminate six outstanding disputes at the World Trade Organization, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said in a statement on Thursday after a meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India also agreed to remove retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. products including chickpeas, lentils, and other goods, the statement said. Reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Eric BeechOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Narendra Modi, Rami Ayyub, Eric Beech Organizations: World Trade Organization, U.S . Trade, Thomson Locations: U.S, India

☆ Judge blames George Santos for personally feeding 'media frenzy' into his mysterious bail sponsors before making their names public
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A federal judge disclosed the identities of George Santos's bail sponsors: His dad and aunt. Santos was personally responsible for giving reasons to unseal their names, a judge wrote. He personally fueled the "media frenzy" cited to keep their identities private, according to the judge. US District Judge Joanna Seybert commented on Santos's conduct in an order issued on Tuesday and unsealed on Thursday, along with the bail sponsors. Santos personally fed that frenzy by speaking to members of the media following his May arraignment in federal court on Long Island, Seybert wrote in her ruling.

Persons: George Santos's, Santos, —, George Santos, Joanna Seybert, Gercino Antônio dos Santos, Elma Santos Preven, Joseph Murray, Seybert, Defendant's, you'll, Anne Shields, Shields, Lokman Vural, Santos's, Suretors, he'd Organizations: Service, Republican, Congressional, US, Defendant, Congress, Anadolu Agency, Getty Locations: York, Long, Central Islip

☆ George Santos says the people backing up his bond are family members who will bail on him if their names are publicly released
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Santos' lawyer asked a federal judge not to release the names of the people backing Santos' bond. Santos' lawyer says family members would likely abandon Santos if their names are made public. In a court filing in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, attorney Joseph Murray asked District Court Judge Joanna Seybert to block the names of Santos' guarantors from being released. Murray said that Santos and his staff have faced a "media frenzy and hateful attacks" since Santos was indicted. Insider is among a coalition of news organizations seeking the names of the bond suretors.

Persons: Santos, —, George Santos, representative's, Joseph Murray, Joanna Seybert, Anne Shields —, Santos —, Defendant, Murray, Seybert Organizations: Service, Court, Eastern, of, Prosecutors Locations: of New York

MEXICO CITY, June 2 (Reuters) - Mexico said on Friday it would counter U.S. arguments over agriculture biotech measures, including plans to limit its use of genetically modified (GM) corn, in trade dispute settlement consultations requested by Washington earlier in the day. If the consultations fail to resolve disagreements within 75 days, Washington can request a dispute settlement panel to decide the case. The United States requested formal trade consultations in March over objections to Mexico's plans to limit imports of GM corn and other agricultural biotechnology products. The new decree eliminated a deadline to ban GM corn for animal feed and industrial use, by far the bulk of its $5 billion worth of U.S. corn imports, but maintained a ban on GM corn used in dough or tortillas. Some sector experts have expressed concern that the move could set a precedent among other countries, which would disrupt the global corn trade.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, February's, Tom Haag, Cassandra Garrison, Adriana Barrera, Kylie Madry, Dave Graham, Ismail Shakil, Leslie Adler, William Mallard Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Washington, U.S, Trade Ministry, United, U.S . Trade, U.S ., Corn Growers Association, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, Canada, U.S, Washington, United States, Mexican, Mexico City, Ottawa

MEXICO CITY, June 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. is escalating its conflict with Mexico over agriculture biotech measures, including the stance on genetically modified (GM) corn, by requesting dispute settlement consultations, senior officials of the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Friday. If the consultations announced on Friday fail to resolve disagreements within 75 days, Washington can request a dispute settlement panel to decide the case. The United States requested formal trade consultations in March over objections to Mexico's plans to limit imports of GM corn and other agricultural biotechnology products. Earlier this week, Mexico's agriculture minister expressed confidence in an interview that the dispute with the U.S. would not escalate to a dispute settlement panel. The new decree eliminated the deadline to ban GM corn for animal feed and industrial use, by far the bulk of its $5 billion worth of U.S. corn imports, but maintained a ban on GM corn used in dough or tortillas.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Tom Vilsack, Tom Haag, Cassandra Garrison, Adriana Barrera, Ismail Shakil, Leslie Adler Organizations: MEXICO CITY, U.S . Trade, U.S, Trade Ministry, United, Economy Ministry, Agriculture, U.S ., Corn Growers Association, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, U.S, Mexico, Canada, Washington, United States, Mexico City, Ottawa

☆ Taiwan, U.S. to sign first deal under new trade framework
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TAIPEI, June 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan and the United States will sign the first deal under a new trade talks framework on Thursday, both governments said, boosting ties between the two at a time of heightened tensions with China over the democratically-governed island. Taiwan and the United States started talks under what is called the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade last August, after Washington excluded Taiwan from its larger pan-Asian trade initiative, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. The U.S. Trade Representative's office said Deputy United States Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi would attend the event, but also did not elaborate. Last month, the two sides reached agreement on the first part of their trade initiative, covering customs and border procedures, regulatory practices, and small business. Beijing has denounced the trade talks as it does with all forms of high level engagement between Taiwan, which it claims as its own territory, and the United States.

Persons: Sarah Bianchi, Ben Blanchard, Jacqueline Wong, Michael Perry Organizations: U.S ., Taiwan Initiative, Century Trade, Trade Negotiations, U.S . Trade, United States Trade, Thomson Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, United States, China, U.S, Washington, Beijing, Taipei

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