Putin Hopes West to Stop Using Protectionism and Sanctions
“Our policy is devoid of any selfishness, we hope that other participants in economic cooperation will build a policy on the same principles, stop using the tools of protectionism, illegal…
What We Need and Definitely Don’t Need from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
We’ve known for decades that countries like Japan and Korea manage their economies to export, preferably to the U.S., and control their own imports tightly to make it very hard…
Chinese Manufacturers Get Around US Tariffs With Some Help From Mexico
Located in a prime spot between Mexico’s industrial capital and the US border, Hofusan has become a haven for Chinese manufacturers looking to sidestep US tariffs and shorten supply chains…
Exclusive-Germany Drawing up New China Trade Policy, Vows ‘No More Naivety’
Germany’s economy minister said on Tuesday the government was working on a new trade policy with China to reduce dependence on Chinese raw materials, batteries and semiconductors, promising “no more…
Biden to hit China with broader curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports
The Biden administration plans to broaden curbs on U.S shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools. The Commerce Department intends to publish new regulations based on…
South Korea’s Concerns Over Inflation Act EV Tax Credit Shows Need for Managed Trade
South Korea is considered a strong ally of the U.S. But it must be pointed out, despite writing rules into the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement meant to help our domestically-made…
Henry C. Carey’s Practical Economics
“…it took the economic shocks of the 1830s and 1840s to weaken his attachment to laissez-faire and convert him to protective tariffs. As the owner of a paper mill and…
Metal Plants Feeding Europe’s Factories Face an Existential Crisis
In the aluminum industry, closing a smelter is an agonizing decision. Once power is cut and the production “pots” settle back to room temperature, it can take many months and…
The mystery of India’s new solar tariffs
Over the last eight years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has increased 3,000 tariffs, hitting 70 percent of the country’s imports. Tariffs are front and center in Modi’s drive to make…
CPA Applauds USTR for Beginning Process to Renew All Section 301 China Tariffs
The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for formally initiating the process to continue the Section 301 China tariffs…