The Importance of Tariffs on the U.S. Solar Market
In the past few years, solar tariffs have contributed to the United States’ rising share of the Photovoltaic (PV) module market. Our dependence on imports and global supply chains contributed…
US warns losing access to Taiwanese chips could break the economy
“If you allow yourself to think about a scenario where the United States no longer had access to the chips currently being made in Taiwan, it’s a scary scenario,” Raimondo…
US Official Sees Curbs on Exports to Russia as Template for China
US exports to Russia have dropped about 88% by value this last year, while shipments from other countries have retreated about 60%, Commerce Under Secretary Alan Estevez said in testimony…
Jeep’s China Failure Sends Foreboding Signal to Global Carmakers
It was one of the very first international auto brands to enter China, widely recognized by consumers and understood by its owners to have huge potential. And yet, Jeep is…
Opinion – Want to help fight climate change? Don’t lift tariffs on Chinese imports
Shifting manufacturing to China, as globalized free trade has encouraged, increases global emissions because plants in China use dirtier fuel sources than factories in the West use. Coal, the dirtiest…
Want to help fight climate change? Don’t lift tariffs on Chinese imports.
Shifting manufacturing to China, as globalized free trade has encouraged, increases global emissions because plants in China use dirtier fuel sources than factories in the West use. Coal, the dirtiest…
Chinese Communist Cells in Western Firms?
The legal and regulatory risk of doing business in China may be about to get a lot higher. The China Securities Regulatory Commission is implementing changes to its rules governing…
Biden’s Striptease on China Tariffs
Politico reported a possible token cut of $10 billion, out of $370 billion—and added the confounding assertion that the administration is also considering a full-scale investigation of China’s massive export…
Support for free trade in China is declining rapidly
After the U.S. increased tariffs from 10% to 25% in 2019, one survey found that support for open trade fell sharply, from an average of 6.5 out of 10 to…
Turkey Adds Anti-Dumping Steel Levies After Import Prices Drop
Turkey announced anti-dumping levies on flat steel imports, saying that shipments from European and South Korean companies were hurting domestic producers. Levies on imports will range from 7% to 12.8% of…