New year, new trade priorities | 2020 political ad landscape | De-reg push

China's Vice Premier to sign U.S. trade deal win Washington next week  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, JAN 10, 2020 WHERE BUSINESS AND POLITICS CONVERGE EDITOR'S NOTE Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Happy New Year! If you thought we'd moved on from trade in 2020, think again. China's commerce ministry confirmed today that Vice Premier Liu He will travel to D.C. next week to sign the "Phase 1" trade deal on Wednesday. But what about the status of "Phase 2?" President Trump tells CNBC's Eamon Javers that it will "take a little time" and might not be finished until after the election. The Trump administration continued its deregulation push, unveiling changes to the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act that would make it easier for federal agencies to approve infrastructure projects (ie: oil pipelines, mines, dams) without considering climate change. Emma Newburger has all the details on what business groups and environmentalists are saying about the new proposal. We now have a better idea of what the political ad landscape will look like on social media in 2020. Facebook has announced it will allow users to exercise more control over what political ads they see, but won't limit targeting. This follows a decision by Twitter to ban political ads outright, and by Google to limit ad targeting. For a full recap of all the policy changes, check out Ryan Browne's report. We've got a busy year ahead, and will keep you posted as we finalize our 2020 calendar of events in DC. Stay tuned! Mary Catherine Wellons @MCWELLONS KEY STORIES China's Vice Premier to sign U.S. trade deal win Washington next week China's Vice Premier Liu He will travel to Washington, DC next week to sign the "Phase 1" trade deal with the U.S. Trump says he could wait to finish "Phase 2" China trade deal after the 2020 election The president said his administration will start "right away" negotiating the next piece of an agreement after striking a so-called phase one deal. But he said "it'll take a little time" to finish an accord. Trump administration moves to overhaul the National Environmental Policy Act Many of the White House's proposed changes to the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act have been supported by business groups that contend the law has delayed or blocked projects like laying out oil pipelines and building dams and mines, among other things. Facebook says it will let users see fewer political ads – but still refuses to fact-check them It follows a decision by Twitter to ban political ads outright. Google has also limited ad targeting. JOIN US @Work Summit 2020 Technology, Transformation and the Future of Work Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation, along with demographic changes, are leading to big shifts in today's workforce. These developments will also fundamentally change the relationship between employers and their workforce and require a reimagining of the workplace. CNBC's @Work event taps the unrivaled expertise and connections of CNBC's journalists to examine the impact of new technology on three different disciplines— human resources, IT and finance. @Work Summit April 1-2, 2020 Brooklyn, NY REGISTER CNBC EVENTS CNBC Events @CNBCEVENTS Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel   Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy CNBC Events   © 2020 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS