including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, cooperation among the five nuclear-weapon states (US, Russia, the UK, France, and China), nuclear security, non-proliferation and export control, biological and chemical treaty compliance, outer space security, and conventional ...
In 2013, when US Secretary of State John Kerry negotiated to a treaty to destroy Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons, he went a step further and said that “President Reagan’s old adage about ‘trust but verify’… is in need of an update. And we have committed here to a standard...
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO-1 Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO and resident members of official staff or immediate family NATO-2 Other representatives of member State; Dependents of Member of a Force entering in accordance with the provisions of NATO Status-of-F...
The US governmentannouncedit would suspend or terminate three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong, covering surrender of fugitive offenders, the transfer of sentenced persons, and reciprocal tax exemptions on income derived from the international operation of ships. The suspension of the reciprocal tax a...
“We will build a bridgeacross 16,000 miles and 22 years of hostility which have divided us in the past”. The visit resulted in the signing of theShanghai Treaty, the Declaration on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and the August 17 Statement. In January1979, under the ...
Cutler: Of course, it's possible to put a tax on another country's imports. But it’s not cost-free. We should expect very quickly that other countries will respond. And if it's China, I'm sure they will respond with reciprocal action. ...
China has started a China-African cooperation and signed an investment treaty with the European Union [editor note: referring to the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI)] which hasn’t been effective because of sanctions. China recently also started more economic relationships with Latin ...
On November 12th, President Obama and President Xi also announced an agreement to speed up talks on a comprehensive Bilateral Investment Treaty (“BIT”), which is considered to be the foundation for future United States-China trade agreements. At the Press Conference President Xi announced that ...
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO-1 Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO and resident members of official staff or immediate family NATO-2 Other representatives of member State; Dependents of Member of a Force entering in accordance with the provisions of NATO Status-of-F...
The suspension of the reciprocal tax agreement implies that Hong Kong-registered shipping firms, which derive transport income from the US may be subject to US taxes on their gross income. Markets think this will increase the cost of trade and add uncertainty and anxiety to trade and logistics ...