8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (2)
#4305524 at 2018-12-14 06:30:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5486: No. Edition
Resignations in the news today - part 1
Martin Glenn resigns as FA chief executive after challenge-packed tenure
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/dec/13/martin-glenn-resigns-as-chief-executive-of-fa
Private School Superintendent and Teacher Resign
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/morning-report-the-city-said-it-had-no-lead-pipes-the-truth-is-it-doesnt-know/
LaDuca resigns from chairperson roles in MSU Academic Governance
https://statenews.com/article/2018/12/laduca-resigns-from-academic-governance-positions
Sycamore School District 427 Superintendent Kathy Countryman retiring after next school year
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/12/12/sycamore-school-district-427-superintendent-kathy-countryman-retiring-after-next-school-year/aimnft4/
Hansen to resign from ABs after 2019 Rugby World Cup
https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/sport/hansen-resign-abs-after-2019-rugby-world-cup
Retiring State Rep. Michaux reflects on four decades of public service
https://abc11.com/politics/retiring-state-rep-michaux-reflects-on-four-decades-of-public-service/4893582/
Florida Democratic Party Treasurer Resigns, Says Black Voices Were Not "Respected" by Party
https://www.miaminewTimes.com/news/black-florida-democrat-resigns-citing-disrespect-10949205
Springfield Medical Care Systems CEO Tim Ford stepped down
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article223044835.html.
Lent resigns as trustee of School District 91 to serve in Idaho Senate
https://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/lent-resigns-as-trustee-of-school-district-to-serve-in/article_dcbb0a50-ff28-11e8-a54f-aba1fe3bab61.html
Niagara Falls Police/Fire chiefs resign
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/niagara-falls-police-fire-chiefs-resign-opens-debate-about-salary
County administrator Mary Price to retire
https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/county-administrator-mary-price-to-retire/article_1f6e5d7b-c3fb-579b-b376-9aa89f5c6ed6.html
Reflecting on 2018, Retiring Councilmen Recognized
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/randolph/articles/reflecting-on-2018-retiring-councilmen-recognized
State lawmaker-elect to resign Neosho mayoral post next month
https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/state-lawmaker-elect-to-resign-neosho-mayoral-post-next-month/article_09a2a4db-f406-57fd-9fce-a95527c52f45.html
Netflix India executive Swati Shetty resigns from her post
https://www.screendaily.com/news/netflix-india-executive-swati-shetty-resigns-from-her-post-/5135268.article
British PM says she will resign before next election
https://www.dawn.com/news/1451135/british-pm-says-she-will-resign-before-next-election
Director of Western Idaho Fair resigns after 19 years
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article223083410.html
Aloha Petroleum CEO Richard Parry retiring at year's end
https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2018/12/13/aloha-petroleum-ceo-richard-parry-retiring-at.html
Morelli resigns as YMCA head
https://www.andovertownsman.com/news/morelli-resigns-as-ymca-head/article_a7d5768e-ea56-5403-aa0a-3f1fdf5868a8.html
Board of Elections head resigns from voting machine advisory board
https://www.silive.com/news/2018/12/board-of-elections-head-resigns-from-voting-machine-advisory-board.html
#4288720 at 2018-12-13 07:12:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5464: Gold Shall Destroy FED Edition
>>4288713
Resignations in the news today (part 2)
Springfield Medical Care Systems CEO Resigns
https://www.vnews.com/Springfield-Hospital-CEO-Tim-Ford-resigns-22128050
Fire Chief Butch Fidler To Retire
https://www.opinion-tribune.com/content/fire-chief-butch-fidler-retire
Arcanum Mayor Judith Foureman resigns
https://www.dailyadvocate.com/news/65154/arcanum-mayor-judith-foureman-resigns
Airbus taps successor for retiring military aircraft chief Alonso
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-taps-successor-for-retiring-military-aircraft-454349/
Danish Head Coach Dean Boles Announces Resignation
https://swimswam.com/danish-head-coach-dean-boles-announces-resignation/
Helena Judge Bob Wood Retiring
https://helenair.com/news/local/attorneys-invited-to-apply-for-retiring-helena-judge-bob-wood/article_7f755eaf-bf4e-5a97-8861-f87b6491f439.html
Windsor's top two administrators resign
http://www.sonomawest.com/the_windsor_Times/news/windsor-s-top-two-administrators-resign/article_66d1f7fe-fe42-11e8-a7b5-57b470a3e894.html
Rebar to Retire From Office of Research and Innovation
https://news.ncsu.edu/2018/12/rebar-to-retire-from-office-of-research-and-innovation/
Hendersonville Public Works Director resigns
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/sumner/hendersonville/2018/12/12/hendersonville-public-works-director-chip-moore-resigns/2289994002/
Blair retires from county's Environmental Services
https://www.dothaneagle.com/enterprise_ledger/news/blair-retires-from-county-s-environmental-services/article_d1bfba9c-fd7f-11e8-89a5-0b29d78c4845.html
Two Rivers Company director Norman Quirion resigns after high-profile year
https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/local/clarksville/2018/12/12/two-rivers-company-director-norman-quirion-resigns/2294772002/
Magistrate judge retiring after 25 years
https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartFord/magistrate-judge-retiring-after-25-years/1655328161
Martinsburg fire chief resigns
https://www.localdvm.com/news/west-virginia/martinsburg-fire-chief-resigns/1656143970
Palm Springs rec department official to retire after 38 years, spend more Time with family
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2018/12/12/longTime-palm-springs-city-employee-retire/2283403002/
VA senior adviser forced to resign after months of getting paid to do no work
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/va-senior-adviser-forced-to-resign-after-months-of-getting-paid-to-do-no-work
United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania CEO Bob Nelkin to retire in mid-2019
https://triblive.com/local/regional/14398292-74/united-way-of-southwestern-pennsylvania-ceo-bob-nelkin-to-retire-in-mid-2019
Ada Township trustee resigns after 7 years of service
https://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/index.ssf/2018/12/ada_township_trustee_resigns_a.html
Pine Twp. Lauds Retiring Supervisor
https://gantdaily.com/2018/12/12/pine-twp-lauds-retiring-supervisor/
4 members resign from 2021 Francophonie Games organizing committee
https://globalnews.ca/news/4756382/2021-francophonie-games-members-resign/
WaterFord seeks job applicants as township clerk retires
https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/local/waterFord-seeks-job-applicants-as-township-clerk-retires/article_c1703b82-fd8c-11e8-91e3-77b83c49ba70.html
School officials placed Jefferson principal on leave a month before resignation
https://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/news/2018/12/12/stevens-point-schools-principal-placed-leave-ahead-resignation/2290499002/
Mammoth Cave chief ranger set to retire
https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/mammoth-cave-chief-ranger-set-to-retire/article_8ebb061d-dcc2-5d3e-98c6-44eeeb1f79e5.html
8chan/8kun QResearch AUSTRALIA Posts (2)
#19780612 at 2023-10-22 10:03:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #32: YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS FIGHT Edition
>>19769319
China agrees to lift 'coercive' tariffs on Australian wine
WILL GLASGOW - OCTOBER 22, 2023
Beijing has agreed to review its crippling tariffs on Australian wine, a breakthrough for the Albanese government that leaves only the live lobster trade and a clutch of beef abattoirs on China's trade blacklist ahead of Anthony Albanese's trip to meet Xi Jinping.
The Prime Minister unveiled the deal on Sunday as he revealed he would travel to Beijing and Shanghai from November 4 to 7 to meet with President Xi and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
"I look forward to visiting China, an important step towards ensuring a stable and productive relationship," Prime Minister Albanese said in a statement.
"I welcome the progress we have made to return Australian products, including Australian wine, to the Chinese market. Strong trade benefits both countries."
The trade win comes days after the Albanese government announced that it would allow Chinese company Landbridge to continue its controversial lease over the Port of Darwin.
Beijing's wine tariffs - which Australia challenged in the World Trade Organisation - were a centrepiece of the sweeping trade sanctions China imposed in 2020 after the Morrison government called for an inquiry into the origins of Covid.
Australia has agreed to put its WTO case over the wine tariffs on hold while China undertakes an "expedited review" of its duties, which is expected to take five months. Canberra will resume the dispute in the WTO if the duties are not removed.
China's backdown had been widely expected in the wine industry after Beijing last month said it had proposed a "package" deal to end them, seen by Canberra as a face-saving exercise.
The WTO had in recent days delivered a draft report on the more than 200 per cent wine tariffs, which sources familiar with the matter said had found in Australia's favour.
It follows a similar path that Australia convinced China to take in a separate case on an 80 per cent tariff placed on Australian barley. That deal was also agreed to days before an unfavourable WTO report into China's tariff was to be released.
Opposition foreign affairs spokesman Simon Birmingham - who was Australia's trade minister in 2020 - said the wine tariffs were "an attempt at economic coercion by China".
"And it is no doubt, no coincidence that China and Australia received the draft report from the World Trade Organisation into Australia's appeal against these tariffs only in the last week," Senator Birmingham said.
"I am confident that draft report would have found that these tariffs were an act against the rules of the WTO. They are clearly in breach of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement and the undertakings that China had given to Australia.
"And so, they should not just be reviewed, but they should be removed and removed forthwith."
Australia overtook France as the biggest exporter of wine to China in 2019, the year before the tariffs all but eliminated the trade. At their peak Australian wine exports to China were worth almost $1.2 billion.
Treasury Wine Estates, Australia's most valuable wine exporter, is poised to be the biggest beneficiary of the removal of the tariffs. Treasury's Penfolds label is the best known in the Chinese market.
"It's great news to see an agreement for a path forward to allow our Australian brands and wine to be sold in the Chinese market," said Treasury CEO Tim Ford.
"There are only positives to come out of a favourable tariff review for the Chinese consumer, customers and wine category, for the Australian wine industry and for [Treasury]."
Australian Grape & Wine CEO Lee McLean said it had been a very difficult Time for Australia's grape growers and wine producers, as China's tariffs compounded a slump from the pandemic and various weather events.
"So this is very welcome news for grape growers and winemakers across the country," he said.
Li Wei, chairman of Barossa winery Swan Wine Group, said he had "encouraging" feedback in recent surveys of Chinese wine distributors.
"Some dealers who have never sold Australian wine in the past are now considering it," he told The Australian.
Wine industry experts have forecast that, despite the end of the impost on Australian exports, the trade will not return to its previous levels. Many Australian producers remain wary of the political risk of the Chinese market while wine consumption in China has shrunk over the last four years as its economy has slowed.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/china-agrees-to-lift-coercive-tariffs-on-australian-wine/news-story/cf44d60c2355df19ee958dc37aeeab6d
#18275498 at 2023-02-03 10:05:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #27: THEY ARE IN FULL BLOWN PANIC MODE Edition
>>18187115
Top trade officials of China, Australia to meet virtually next week: MOFCOM
Critical turning point paves way for improved relations
GT staff reporters - Feb 02, 2023
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) confirmed on Thursday that top trade officials from China and Australia will meet online next week, marking a significant turning point in bilateral trade ties, as more positive signs point to improving relations between Beijing and Canberra.
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell will hold talks via videoconference, MOFCOM official Yang Tao told a press conference on Thursday, saying that the two will discuss the bilateral trade relationship and related issues.
Yang struck a positive note on future ties, saying that China is willing to work with Australia to "expand cooperation, manage and control differences, and promote the development of bilateral economic and trade cooperation based on the principles of mutual respect and mutual benefit."
Chinese observers said the meeting, the first one between senior trade officials in about three years, is a positive sign. The discussions could boost trade and tourism, and new areas such as green energy and electric vehicles could also benefit.
Some bilateral trade issues will be addressed, with both sides proactively seeking solutions, Chen Hong, director of the Australian Studies Center at East China Normal University, told the Global Times on Thursday.
"Things cannot be settled all at once as relevant departments and agencies of the two countries will need to take specific steps to resolve the issues," Chen said.
China is a prime market for many Australian goods including coal, iron ore and wine. However, many of these products lost ground in the Chinese market in recent years as domestic companies sought alternatives to reduce the risks of disruptions as relations soured.
In 2022, bilateral trade fell 3.9 percent year-on-year to $220.91 billion, data released by China's General Administration of Customs showed. Australian exports to China stood at $142.09 billion, down 13.1 percent.
Better bilateral relations will set a very positive tone for economic recovery in the post-pandemic era, especially for Australia, where inflation shot to a 33-year high in the fourth quarter of 2022 as the cost of travel and electricity jumped.
The Australian business community has been eagerly awaiting a boost in ties.
"We welcome any move that strengthens economic and cultural ties between the two nations, and we're hopeful of further dialogue and engagement," the Treasury Wine Estate's CEO Tim Ford told the Global Times in December after the two countries' foreign ministers met in Beijing.
Some Chinese firms have also "tested the waters" since the beginning of 2023, as industry insiders told the Global Times that the first shipment of about 72,000 tons of Australian coking coal is expected to arrive at Zhanjiang Port, South China's Guangdong Province on February 8.
Meanwhile, domestic coal industry insiders remain cautious, noting that the shipment from Australia is small, and it will take Time for more Chinese companies to regain confidence in the Australian side.
When asked whether China will soon lift the "restrictions" on wider Australian exports such as cotton, rock lobster, wine and barley, Yang said that the main body of China-Australia trade is enterprises.
"Enterprises of the two countries make independent business decisions based on demand and market conditions, and some inspection and quarantine measures adopted by China strictly abide by Chinese laws and regulations and WTO rules," Yang said.
With China's opTimized pandemic responses, bilateral trade will recover and even rebound, and this trend will become even stronger within three years, Chen said.
In addition to high expectations for rising trade flows in bulk commodities like iron ore and coal, other areas of bilateral cooperation such as green energy and digital transformation can be new fields to tap into, Chen said.
Both China and Australia are important countries in the Asia-Pacific region. A sound and steady development of bilateral relationship serves the fundamental interests of the two peoples and contributes to the prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region and the world, Mao Ning, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.
https://www.globalTimes.cn/page/202302/1284708.shtml