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Oct 6Tue
  1. USTR (press releases)70

    U.S. Trade Representative Greer hosts G20 Trade Ministers in Milwaukee

    Ambassador Jamieson Greer hosted the G20 Trade Ministers in Milwaukee last week. The ministers reached consensus on condemning the weaponization of food through coercive trade actions and adopted the 'Milwaukee Framework' to address global steel excess capacity. Discussions also covered forced labor in supply chains and updating the MFN principle.

    美国贸易代表格里尔在密尔沃基主持G20贸易部长会议

    美国贸易代表杰米森·格里尔上周在密尔沃基主持G20贸易部长会议。与会部长们就谴责通过强制性贸易行动将粮食武器化达成共识，并通过“密尔沃基框架”解决全球钢铁产能过剩问题。会议还讨论了供应链中的强迫劳动以及最惠国待遇原则的更新。

    Why it matters: The G20 consensus on condemning food weaponization marks a rare multilateral agreement, while the Milwaukee Framework creates a new mechanism for addressing global steel overcapacity.

Oct 3Sat
  1. USTR (press releases)55

    Greer: G20 Trade Ministers Condemn Food Weaponization in Consensus Statement

    Ambassador Jamieson Greer announced that G20 Trade Ministers reached consensus on a statement condemning the weaponization of food through coercive trade actions under the U.S. Presidency. The statement recognizes that food, agricultural products and inputs have been weaponized for decades to exert economic or political pressure, threatening livelihoods and distorting competition.

    格里尔：G20贸易部长就谴责粮食武器化达成共识

    美国贸易代表格里尔宣布，G20贸易部长在美国担任轮值主席国期间就谴责通过强制性贸易行动武器化粮食的声明达成共识。声明指出，粮食、农产品及农业投入物已被武器化数十年，用以施加经济和政治压力，威胁目标国家生计并扭曲竞争。

    Why it matters: The consensus marks the first G20 statement explicitly condemning food weaponization, establishing a political norm against coercive trade actions targeting agriculture.