Editor’s Note: A Londoner view on the Great Decoupling from China. New cost calculus and COVID-19 offer opening if investment in competitiveness [Diana Choyleva | July 10, 2020 | Nikkei Asian Review] Growing disillusionment with China, heightened by misgivings over Beijing’s initial handling of the coronavirus pandemic, presents the U.S. with the opportunity to launch…
Editors note: FBI Director Wray explicitly lays out how China is using every tool available to dominate globally and to erode America’s economic and military strength. China’s Attempt to Influence U.S. Institutions: A Conversation with FBI Director Christopher Wray [Walter Russell Mead & Christopher Wray | July 7, 2020 | Hudson Institute] Walter Russell Mead:…
Editor’s note: If you are in the market for toothpaste, try out this USA made brand described by Roger Simmermaker. When you ask most people which brand of toothpaste is the best, you usually get the typical responses that involve international brands: Crest, Colgate, Arm & Hammer, Aquafresh, etc. Some of these brands may make…
Editor’s note: Rosemary Gibson is a CPA member. Rosemary Gibson is a senior advisor at the Hastings Center, a bioethics research institute, and is the author of numerous books investigating healthcare issues. Most recently she co-authored “China RX: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine,” with Janardan Prasad Singh, which documents what has led…
Editors Note: This is a great State Dept speech showing how confronting and containing China is consistent with post-WWII internationalism. I want to thank the Carnegie Endowment and Institut Montaigne for the opportunity to provide my thoughts on how the United States and Europe can address the global economic challenges posed by China. [MANISHA SINGH,…
Editor’s note: The Biden campaign continues to articulate its version of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” with this Made in America policy document. Joe Biden will mobilize the talent, grit, and innovation of the American people and the full power of the federal government to bolster American industrial and technological strength and ensure the future…
Editor’s Note: Glad to see the “trade wars/imbalances = class wars” analysis of Pettis/Klein gain acceptance. But the “Trump trade war failed” line is different, wrong and reduces the author’s credibility. The actual point is the “war” that surplus countries like China and Germany wage on deficit countries as they under consume, overproduce, and offload their…
Editor’s Note: Jeff Ferry is chief economist at the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA). Follow him @Menloferry Currently, there are only two non-Chinese wireless network vendors, Nokia and Ericsson. [Jeff Ferry | July 2, 2020 | Industry Week] In the global competition for wireless networks, Chinese tech firm Huawei is now the world’s leader. The…
Editor’s note: This is a good article getting at the fundamental causes of trade imbalances. China’s – and other countries’ – consumption suppression means they will export their overproduction and their unemployment. Trade officials are not doing their job if they don’t understand this. By suppressing consumption, China imposes a production glut on the world,…
Editor’s note: The Biden campaign released a plan to rebuild domestic manufacturing. There is recognition that we need to focus upon critical supply chains. However, there is no recognition thus far of the overall trade deficit, trade cheating and the need for tariffs. We are not going to out-subsidize China when looking to re-shore. Joe…
