Curtis Ellis on Fixing NAFTA: Mexico Realizes ‘They Have More to Lose than the United States’

Ellis offered his analysis during a Monday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with Breitbart News’s Senior Editors-at-Large Rebecca Mansour and Joel Pollak. [Robert Kraychik | January 16, 2018 | Breitbart] NAFTA prohibits the Canadian, Mexican, and American governments from prioritizing domestic suppliers for government procurement. This regulation, said Ellis, offers comparative advantage to Mexico and…

Chinese automaker at Detroit auto show: We’re coming to the U.S. in 2019

DETROIT — China’s GAC Motor vowed Monday at the Detroit auto show to sell cars to Americans by the fourth quarter of 2019, posing an increasingly realistic possibility that a Chinese automaker will finally reach the U.S. market. [Nathan Bomey | January 15, 2018 | USA Today] Although various Chinese auto companies have made similar promises in the past…

How China Infiltrated U.S. Classrooms

Last year, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte made an announcement to great fanfare: The university would soon open a branch of the Confucius Institute, the Chinese government-funded educational institutions that teach Chinese language, culture and history. The Confucius Institute would “help students be better equipped to succeed in an increasingly globalized world,” says…

Sources: White House considering creation of investment reciprocity regime with China

The White House is considering the creation of a reciprocal investment regime with China following a Section 301 investigation into Chinese technology and intellectual property policies, but some in the administration fear it would lead to stock market losses and negatively affect U.S. companies doing business in China, private-sector sources briefed by White House officials…

Fact Sheet: CPA Explains Why Trump Called Xi Jinping on Trade

Washington ~ President Trump called Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to express disappointment that the US trade deficit with China is increasing, stating that it is not sustainable. “We appreciate President Trump’s renewed focus upon the US-China trade deficit,” said Michael Stumo. “But we believe stronger unilateral action is needed to avoid being the dumping ground for…

Reagan balanced trade — Trump can, too

President Trump’s America First trade strategy will likely gain momentum as 2018 gets underway. Originally appears on The Hill The promised “renegotiation” of NAFTA is in full swing. And America’s solar panel, steel, and aluminum manufacturers are eagerly awaiting decisions in trade cases involving heavily subsidized imports from China. Many domestic manufacturers are reporting increased…

Trump, in call to Xi, expresses disappointment over trade deficit increase

President Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday and “expressed disappointment” that the U.S. trade deficit with China is increasing, the White House said. [January 16, 2018 | Inside US Trade] In a statement on the call, the White House said that in addition to discussing issues related to North Korea, the two…

Why China Likely Won’t Buy Fewer U.S. Treasury Bonds

Editor’s Note: While the CPA Research section of our website is generally reserved for CPA’s original research and analysis, we are cross posting this outside article due to its importance to understanding the dynamics of trade and capital flows. The furor over recent comments by Chinese officials that they may reduce their purchases of U.S.…

Aluminum representatives: 232 remedies would not hurt downstream industry

Robust trade restrictions sought by U.S. aluminum producers in the Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of aluminum imports will not harm the economy or downstream users, aluminum executives argued on Wednesday. [January 11, 2018 | Inside US Trade] The Commerce Department is expected to submit its report on whether aluminum imports threaten to impair…

Steven Mnuchin warns of NAFTA pullout if talks fail

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin explicitly warned Thursday that the U.S. would pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement if the administration doesn’t get what it wants in current renegotiations. [Sean Higgins | January 12, 2018 | Washington Examiner] “We expect that will be renegotiated, or we’ll pull out,” he told reporters during a Thursday White House briefing. It was…