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No One Policy Fits All; U.S. Trade Positions Shift According to Geography

The Washington Post | By Paul Blustein | November 14, 2003 Just a few days ago, Bush administration officials warned China that it had better open its market in accord with its obligations under the World Trade Organization. "Our patience is wearing thin," Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans admonished Chinese policymakers.

Miami Braces For Thousands Of Protesters For Free Trade Talks

Associated Press | By RACHEL LA CORTE | November 14, 2003 Thousands of protesters are expected to take to the streets of Miami to protest trade talks next week, and while many of them say they will demonstrate peacefully, police are preparing for extremist groups bent on wreaking havoc.

Sparks Fly Over Steel

The Economist | November 15, 2003

Anti-Globalization Activists Flock To Paris For Four-Day Forum

Agence France Presse | By SOPHIE LAUTIER | November 11, 2003 Tens of thousands of anti-globalization activists are expected in the Paris area from Wednesday for the second European Social Forum, a four-day gathering aimed at pushing an alternate vision for Europe's future.

WTO Panel Says U.S. Steel Duties Illegal

Associated Press | By Naomi Koppel | Nov. 10, 2003 GENEVA - U.S. duties on imported steel introduced last year are illegal under international trade rules, a World Trade Organization appeals panel ruled Monday, according to trade officials.

WTO Chief Sees Trade Talks Gaining Momentum

Reuters | Nov. 9, 2003 BEIJING (Reuters) - Free trade talks are building momentum after a recent setback, and an upcoming meeting of African ministers could be "crucial" in getting them back on track, the head of the World Trade Organization said on Sunday.

Guatemala""s Portillo: US-Central America Free Trade Pact to be Delayed

Agence France Presse | Nov. 8, 2003 GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) - Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo told AFP that a US-Central America free trade deal would not be signed in December as scheduled. The negotiators' timetable called for the deal to be signed next month, but Portillo ruled that out.

Mad Cows -- Ottawa""s Fear of NAFTA

Country Life in BC | November 2003 Canada's cows should be MAD! It took a while to dispel the "spin", but by mid-October, Canada's ranchers finally had the straight goods: "Yes, NAFTA applies. No, we are not going to use it. Why? Because we prefer a "soft approach". Euphemisms aside, Canada is AFRAID to use NAFTA to reopen the US border to Canadian beef.

Prescription Drugs To Be Free-Trade Topic

Miami Herald | By JOHN DORSCHNER | November 9, 2003 MIAMI - Access to prescription drugs may be one of the hottest and most contested topics in the free-trade conference coming up in Miami later this month.

No US Breakthroughs With Brazil Reported In Trade Talks

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES | November 8, 2003 WASHINGTON (AP)--The Bush administration reported no breakthroughs Saturday in informal discussions aimed at trying to resolve deep differences between the U.S. and Brazil over the scope of a hemisphere-wide free trade agreement.