CPA Applauds Senators Cassidy, Baldwin and Vance for Bill to Limit Damage of “De Minimis” Import Loophole
A poll of registered voters, conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the CPA, shows an overwhelming majority (81%) of voters—including 79% of Democrats; 75% of Independents; 86% of Republicans—support…
CPA Applauds House Bill Seeking to Ban Securities of Foreign Adversaries from Private Pension Plans
U.S. government policies to restrict capital flows to China first began under the Trump Administration and have continued with President Biden. Export controls for tech companies selling to China, coupled…
7 textiles companies in the Carolinas get a visit from D.C. textiles official
“We look forward to working closely with Dr. Agama, the USTR textile team and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai to advance policies that provide incentives for onshoring and nearshoring…
Netherlands Steps Up China Chip Spat With Probe Into Nowi Deal
The Dutch government will start an investigation into the takeover of a local chipmaker by a Chinese-owned firm as the Netherlands steps up controls of the industry amid a chip…
Sunak warns against ‘blanket’ protectionism to counter China
he UK is taking a more “targeted and specific” approach in areas where China poses the greatest threat to its economic security, Sunak told the London Defence Conference on Tuesday…
China’s Micron Ban Spurs Demands for Action From US Lawmakers
Representative Mike Gallagher, a Wisconsin Republican who leads a China-focused congressional committee, wants Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc. placed on a blacklist that effectively bars dealings with American firms. Gallagher wants…
Imperial Protectionism: U.S. Foreign Policy for the Middle Class
Overdependence on the global market, Sullivan suggests, became the enemy, a point accentuated by the global pandemic, the disruptions in supply chains, the Ukraine war, and a changing climate. Echoing…
China MFN Repeal Would Generate $198 Billion for U.S. Taxpayers
Most goods imported from China have currently zero or a very low tariff levied on them. The weighted average of last year’s imports was 2.5% under MFN. The tariff rate…
Spain’s Premier to Ask Biden to Drop Trump-era Olive Tariffs
Spain, the world’s top olive producer, has demanded that Washington lift the anti-subsidy duties, which a World Trade Organization trade panel deemed illegal in 2021. Spanish olive exports to the…
Post PNTR: 3.8 million Jobs Lost Due to China
The trade deficit with China has cost the U.S. 3.82 million jobs since 2001. Three-quarters of the job loss is concentrated in manufacturing, a total of 2.89 million manufacturing jobs…