THE TOP THREE

1. Huawei moves to accelerate its lawsuit against the United States What's going on  Huawei moved to accelerate its lawsuit against the United States. Huawei's chief legal officer Song Liuping said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, "The U.S. government has provided no evidence to show that Huawei is a security threat. There is no gun, no smoke. Only speculation."

What Ambassadors are saying "According to a 2018 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) report, Huawei’s growing influence as a leading supplier of 5G technology could be exploited by China to engage in espionage, monitor foreign corporations and governments, and support Chinese military operations. To combat the potential cyber threats associated with a Huawei 5G monopoly, the report recommends that non-Chinese companies invest in 5G research and development—and it calls on U.S. and European companies to reconsider the integration of Huawei technology into their 5G infrastructure." (from the office of Representative Francis Rooney (R-FL), former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, Florida Daily )

2. Prime Minister Trudeau introduces USMCA in Canada's Parliament What's going on On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced USMCA ratifying legislation in Canada's Parliament. Parliamentary action on USMCA has been delayed for months due to a dispute about steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration. Now that President Trump has agreed to restore tariff exemptions for Canada and Mexico, PM Trudeau is urging Canadian lawmakers to ratify USMCA.

What Ambassadors are saying " There is so much potential for North America. The agenda ahead for the short-to medium-term future is clear. The Trump Administration...must begin the hard work of getting the needed bipartisan buy-in from Congress to approve the agreement. Beyond these steps, it needs to return to the understanding that characterized previous administrations—that the three North American countries, with our abundant natural resources and our strong, hard-working people, can do so much more working together, and that cooperation among us is an asset, not a liability." (Ambassador Bruce Heyman, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada, American Ambassadors Review )

3. AMLO submits USMCA to Mexico's Senate What's going on Yesterday President Lopez Obrador sent the USMCA to Mexico's Senate. He has asked the Senate to hold an early special session concerning USMCA before its regularly scheduled September meeting. President Trump's announcement of a potential 5% tariff on Mexican goods beginning June 10th may complicate this picture.

What Ambassadors are saying ” The new USMCA will preserve the massive trading and shared-production networks that support millions of jobs in the U.S., Mexico and Canada and the ability of North America to compete effectively with China, Europe and other economic powers. Approving USMCA this year is very much in the national interests of all three countries given the $1.3 trillion in trade between them and the many businesses, workers and farmers that depend on the commerce and co-production that interlinks North America. These economic relationships also strengthen the rationale for maintaining strong political relationships among the three neighbors ." ( Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, American Ambassadors Review )

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