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Global industry sent a strong message this week to China鈥檚 senior-most leadership: return to the negotiating table to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) with 鈥渁 more forward-leaning, ambitious approach.鈥澛� Communicated in a December 4 letter to Premier Li Keqiang, the heads over 40 associations from the around the world called on China to 鈥渁ctively help steer the negotiations鈥o [...]
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Dateline GENEVA:聽 After much erratic and obstructionist behavior by China over the course of the last ten days, it has just blown up the negotiations to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA).聽 In a high-level meeting between the United States and China this afternoon, Beijing鈥檚 negotiators said they have zero mandate to move off their tepid list of import-sensitive products.聽 [...]
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Dateline GENEVA:聽 At an ambassadors鈥� meeting this afternoon here in Geneva, negotiations to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) were extended an additional two days until close of business on Friday.聽 The reason for the extension is China, which has refused to seriously engage in the multilateral negotiations while virtually everyone else at the table has bent over [...]
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Dateline GENEVA:聽 Despite being on the receiving end of withering criticism here in Geneva, China is continuing its refusal to play ball in the multilateral effort to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA).聽聽 As a result, the entire negotiations are at serious risk of collapse. Shortly after ambassadors directed very pointed questions to China for refusing to provide [...]
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Dateline GENEVA:聽 After a long and grueling week of negotiations to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), there is one big question hanging in the air:聽 Will China really blow up this once-in-a-generation effort to significantly eliminate tariffs on tech products that will bring huge benefits to China and the global economy? In fact, you can taste the irritation laced [...]
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It鈥檚 crunch time in Geneva this week.聽 We鈥檝e reached a pivotal moment in the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) negotiations currently taking place in that global city, which is host of the World Trade Organization.聽 Negotiating teams and business stakeholders from around the world, including 91pro视频鈥檚 John Neuffer, are there for the ninth time this year to move toward a commercially significant expansion [...]
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Dateline GENEVA:聽 This is the ninth time this year negotiating teams from around the world have converged on the World Trade Organization (WTO) to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA).聽 It鈥檚 by far the most important round of talks and the last one before the WTO ministers meet in Bali, Indonesia in early December, which has long been the target for completing an agreement.聽 [...]
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Dateline Geneva:聽 The initiative to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) took an important step forward this week, increasing the chances of getting an ambitious outcome this year.聽 If successful, this would represent the most commercially significant tariff reduction undertaking achieved by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the 17 years since the ITA was born. [...]
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As the Brazilian lower house of Congress, Camara de Deputados, prepares to vote on the Internet Framework bill, 91pro视频 joined a coalition of nearly 50 global business groups urging in a letter to congressional leaders to reconsider proposed in-country data storage requirements. The proposals come from the Rousseff Administration and aim to secure Brazilian citizens鈥� data in response to NSA surveillance [...]
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Dateline Geneva:聽 After some soul-searching and hard work in key capitals around the world, talks to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) have resumed this week in Geneva. 聽There are a few notable items to highlight as the talks get underway again after three months of being in suspension. For starters, as widely reported a week ago, the Chinese are returning to Geneva [...]
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