Tag: Negotiations

  • China Deal List

    Washington and Beijing publish the first product schedules under a new “30-for-30” tariff reduction framework, covering roughly $60 billion in two-way trade, but the lists arrive without rates, without effective dates, and without the strategic sectors that matter most. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2026. The United States and China have published the first concrete product schedules…

  • EU China Clash

    With Sefcovic bound for Beijing and a December package of trade instruments in preparation, Brussels is weighing how far it is willing to go BRUSSELS, September 30, 2026 / European officials have begun describing October as make-or-break for the bloc’s commercial relationship with China, a characterisation that until recently would have been dismissed as rhetorical.…

  • Lobby Lockout

    Peter Navarro told Canadian lobbyists to get off K Street and warned against interference in the midterms. Mark Carney laughed, took note, and declined to escalate. Behind the theatre sits a serious question about how Canada argues its case in Washington when the usual channels are closed. VANCOUVER, October 1, 2026. The most consequential Canadian…