Washington’s trade restrictions harmful, China tells US businesses
The US has imposed restrictive measures on several Chinese firms, preventing them from doing business with American entities, essentially in the critical high-tech sector. The bilateral relations, which dwindled during…
CPA Slams Ruling by USMCA Panel on Auto Content
Complying with the ruling will be a windfall for China and other Asian auto parts manufacturers, increasing their North American sales by granting zero tariff treatment to large amounts of…
State Dept asked U.S. energy firms about Mexico protectionism prior to summit
The Biden administration contacted U.S. energy companies ahead of this week’s North American summit to ask them how Mexico’s protectionist policies have impacted their business operations there, according to a…
Mexico, Canada Win Trade Ruling Against US on Duty-Free Cars
Mexico and Canada won a trade dispute with the US over cars shipped across regional borders, providing automakers more incentive to make vehicles in those nations. US Trade Representative Katherine…
Canadian Solar Panels In Maine Accused of Using China False Labor
One such contract went to purchasing 8,000 solar panels made by Canadian Solar, a publicly traded company whose name makes it sound like they manufacture across the border, but in…
‘Three Amigos’ gather this week in Mexico City to talk North American excellence
The U.S. has issues with how Canada’s supply-managed dairy market continues to deny American producers fair access to customers north of the border. The U.S. also says Mexico is unfairly…
Exploring The Arguments For And Against The EU’s Protectionism
Recent events have shown that the EU is becoming increasingly protectionist in its policies and actions. Despite the fact that President-elect Emmanuel Macron has emphasized France’s protectionist instincts for decades, they…
‘A sea change’: Biden reverses decades of Chinese trade policy
The new strategy, which the Biden administration internally calls its “protect agenda,” is being rolled out this fall and winter in a series of executive actions. In October, the Commerce…
The pendulum swung against globalisation in 2022 – and that’s no bad thing
Claims that the subsidies run counter to WTO rules are unlikely to have any impact on US policy. There has always been a latent protectionism in the US (as there…
WTO on ‘Thin Ice’ With Metals-Tariff Ruling, US Trade Chief Says
The World Trade Organization “is getting itself on very, very thin ice” by ruling that the US violated trade rules with Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs, Trade Representative Katherine Tai…