“War is the continuation of politics by other means,” wrote famed Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz. In our time, international trade is becoming the continuation of war and politics by other means. This goes far beyond simple, old-fashioned “trade wars” intended to protect jobs or provide government revenue. [Lowell Ponte | June 17, 2018…
Not everybody is opposed to President Donald Trump’s tariff moves against $34 billion in Chinese goods. [Chris Clayton | June 17, 2018 | The Progressive Farmer] Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in an interview Sunday on a New York radio program, agreed with Trump that China doesn’t treat the U.S. fairly. “It’s going to…
If someone were to break into your house and steal your TV, you’d hope the police would catch them. And if they broke in a second or third time, you’d want tough action. The last thing you would do is say, “That’s OK, I don’t mind.” Op-ed By Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA, originally appeared…
Editor’s note: The US Trade Ambassador provides a good summary of the reason for the China tariffs and what we can expect in the future.
Dan DiMicco, former Nucor CEO, discusses the White House’s newly announced tariffs on Chinese goods.
Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA), which includes more than 4 million members in the manufacturing, agricultural, and labor sectors, today strongly praised the Trump Administration’s implementation of new tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods produced via intellectual property theft, forced technology transfer, and cyber attacks. CPA sees this Section 301 tariff…
CPA member companies and organizations had this to say about the section 301 tariffs announced by the White House today. Roddey Dowd, Jr., CEO, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co.: Our company has been the victim of intellectual property theft. A company in China markets our products throughout Asia using our logo. Charlotte Pipe strongly supports…
Editors note. Another US industry China is trying to takeover using taxpayer funds. Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago mayor, is helping the Chinese rather than working for American companies and workers. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is taking steps to control the U.S. rail industry, leveraging state funding to undercut competitors, force private companies out of…
Says bill is major step toward addressing China’s cyberhacking and high-tech theft Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA), which represents more than 4.1 million manufacturing, agricultural, and labor households, has endorsed the ‘Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act’ recently introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in the Senate and Congressmen Mike Conaway (TX-11)…
Editors note: It is CPA’s position that the full $50 billion of Chinese exports should be subject to the tariffs. And that we should plan to go further with tariffs on another $100 billion imports. China’s technology theft and trade surplus of $387 billion annually with the US is unlikely to be remedied without even…
