Portal:Current events/2019 May 17

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;International relations

• Canada–United States relations, Mexico–United States relations
• The United States lifts tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico. [https://www.npr.org/2019/05/17/724357441/u-s-to-lift-tariffs-on-canadas-and-mexico-s-steel-and-aluminum (NPR)]

;Law and crime

• China–United States relations
• A former CIA officer, Kevin Patrick Mallory, is sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal judge in Virginia for spying for China. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/politics/cia-spying-china.html (The New York Times)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48319058 (BBC News)]
• LGBT rights in Taiwan
• Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passes legislation legalizing same-sex marriage and limited joint-custody rights, making Taiwan the first country in Asia to do so. President Tsai Ing-wen and her cabinet helped draft the bill, and she will sign it into law on or before May 24. [https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3704386 (Taiwan News)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-lgbt/in-first-for-asia-taiwan-parliament-endorses-same-sex-marriage-idUSKCN1SN0A6 (Reuters)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/taiwan-parliament-vote-sex-marriage-legislation-190517041658310.html (Al Jazeera)]
• LGBT rights in the United States
• The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. [https://www.businessinsider.com/house-passes-equality-act-major-new-lgbtq-protections-2019-5 (Business Insider)]

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