Taiwan extends anti-dumping tariffs on toweling products from China
The Ministry of Finance has decided to continue anti-dumping tariffs imposed on toweling products from China as Chinese exporters kept selling their goods at unfairly low prices in Taiwan hurting…
US extends tariff exclusions on some Chinese categories till May 31
The extended exclusions encompass a range of products, including industrial components like pumps and electric motors, specific automotive parts, chemicals, bicycles, vacuum cleaners, and essential medical items such as face…
Mexico targets Chinese steel imports with increased tariff of nearly 80 per cent
The tariff applies to some Vietnamese exports of cold-rolled steel sheets, although if the groups can prove the steel comes from a country other than China, they are exempt from…
Ben Jealous: How a bad 1980s trade policy led to foreign ownership of U.S. Steel
This could have all gone very differently. If the government’s attempt to use trade policy to promote domestic manufacturing in the 1980s had been balanced with high-quality investments to make…
United States Seeks to Reduce Dependency on China through Higher Tariffs on Electric Vehicles and Other Chinese Products
China has become a dominant force in the electric vehicle market, with an estimated 60% share of global sales of new passenger electric vehicles, around 14.1 million units in 2023,…
Free Trade Isn’t a Good Thing; It Creates Unemployment
The fact that unrestricted trade creates domestic unemployment is quite obvious, and should be especially obvious to Third World people who have had the historical experience of deindustrialisation during colonial…
US to gather intelligence on Chinese chipmakers as Biden mulls tariffs
The US Commerce Department will begin gathering information on Chinese production of legacy semiconductors — chips that aren’t cutting-edge but are still vital to the global economy — as it…
US Considering Hiking Tariffs on China EVs, Solar Products, WSJ Reports
The US is considering raising tariffs on Chinese electric cars and other goods as it tries to limit reliance on Asia’s biggest economy and shield its own green industry, the…
‘There’s no such thing as pure free trade’: Katherine Tai defends China tariffs
U.S. Trade Rep Katherine Tai defended tariffs against China at Semafor’s Made in America Event on Wednesday, saying that “tariffs are a part of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship” because of…
House panel urges tougher trade rules for China, raising chance of more tariffs if Congress agrees
Lawmakers in both parties endorsed the proposal, a reflection of the growing willingness in Congress to build on the tariffs enacted during Donald Trump’s presidency, even if it risks retaliatory…