Editor’s note: CPA member Charlotte Pipe and Foundry continues fighting the battle to take back their name, logo and trademarks from a Chinese company. That Chinese company is using the stolen Charlotte Pipe logo on billboards in Chinese cities, business cards, products and packaging in China and across the world. [Tim Spear | July 23,…
USDA announcement a good first step. More strategy needed. Washington, DC. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) expressed support for today’s US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement of aid for US farmers and ranchers. After the Trump administration’s recent imposition of tariffs on China’s hacking, cyber espionage, and forced technology transfer, Beijing responded with punitive tariffs…
Editor’s note: This Department of Agriculture announcement is the result, so far, of the president’s directive to protect America’s farmers and ranchers. CPA welcomes this announcement, but also supports going further. The US should (1) develop a more comprehensive agro-industry strategy to benefit farmers and ranchers which must include policies previously rejected in the pursuit…
Without prompt action, we could lose farmers and the rural businesses they support and depend on at a rapid rate” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wisconsin farmers are struggling and the Trump administration’s trade wars aren’t helping, in fact they are hurting the state’s agriculture economy. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is today calling on the Trump Administration…
Editors note: This article demonstrates that China has never played fair and unless something is done, they will continue to play unfair. FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday reiterated a commonly held view among US intelligence officials that China is seeking to become a global superpower through unconventional means — but he framed it as both a…
President Trump in an interview that aired Friday said that he’s “ready to go” with $500 billion in tariffs on China after already slapping the country with a series of tariffs. [JACQUELINE THOMSEN | July 20, 2018 | The Hill] Trump said in an interview with CNBC that the U.S. is “down a tremendous amount” in terms of…
Editor’s note: America should consider withdrawing from the international agreements that require our postal service to subsidize cheap shipments of products direct from China. As the rates of the U.S. Postal Service continue on their precipitous ascent, how cheaply Chinese merchants are able to ship their products thousands of miles across the world to the United States has…
When the Trump administration imposed 25% tariffs on steel imports in March this year, some other nations loudly criticized the move. Now, surprise, surprise, they are shifting gear—and jumping on the tariff bandwagon. This week, both the European Union and Canada have taken steps towards blocking excessive imports of steel into their markets. The European…
Editors note: This is an important interview. Larry Kudlow, White House Economic Advisor, talks to CNBC’s Jim Cramer about tariffs and trade. He says the WTO is broken, the China problem is getting worse and he largely agrees with Peter Navarro. Kudlow is still not sure about whether the trade deficit is bad. But has…
Editorial note: This article is significant because it demonstrates how the business press is coming around to the fact that free trade and globalization have produced big problems. CPA has been communicating with this reporter for several years on the topic. I’ve been feeling a little worried about job security lately. I am the global…
