Congress Can Help America Fix Its Failed China Policy
Removing trade barriers and reducing U.S. tariffs allowed China’s state-owned enterprises to flood the U.S. with deliberately underpriced goods.
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Tariff Relief Hasn’t Helped America’s Poorest Trading Partners
As Congress returns to session, some call for new efforts to help struggling nations. Resuming the GSP, however, should not be one of them.
Mexico Keeps Violating Steel Agreement with U.S.
Unless Mexico immediately adheres to its 2019 steel obligations, the U.S. should reimpose Section 232 tariffs on Mexican steel imports.
Will the Inflation Reduction Act Benefit American or Chinese Solar Companies?
If Washington hopes to launch a viable domestic solar industry, it must fully enforce U.S. trade laws and confront China’s continuing attempts to suffocate America’s solar industry.
Country-of-Origin Labeling Should be Mandatory for Internet Sales
Consumers deserve safe e-commerce. Requiring COOL labeling would be a small price for safe, reliable online shopping. Congress should move quickly to pass bipartisan country-of-origin labeling provisions and ensure that consumers’ lives aren’t put at risk by unsafe imports.
Senate Must Prohibit Federal Retirement Savings from Flowing to China
Americans fund companies that exploit human labor, build a surveillance state hostile to U.S. As the Senate considers a defense bill, Sens. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, and Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Democrat, are pushing for an important bipartisan amendment. They want to protect federal employees from unwittingly investing in America’s greatest geopolitical adversary, China. The…
America is Rediscovering its Recipe for Economic Success
The China challenge has caused America to search for the tools it once deployed so well. It’s time to learn from the past — and regain America’s mighty industrial self-sufficiency. Plenty of lobbyists and policymakers in Washington extol the virtues of the free market, but they often do so without regard to the national interest.…
Congress Should Compel Global Divestment from China’s Slave Labor
Creating a stark choice between American investment and forced labor operations is the best way to combat modern slavery in China. Public opinion of China has shifted drastically in the past decade. A recent Pew poll found that 83 percent of Americans now hold a negative view of the People’s Republic. That’s understandable given China’s long history…
House Republicans are Leading Major Rethink on China Trade
Times are changing. Where the GOP once stalwartly supported “free trade,” many Republicans are now openly questioning the effectiveness of U.S. trade policy. And in Congress, both Republicans and Democrats are looking to rewrite America’s problematic trading relationship with China. In particular, bipartisan consensus is emerging on the need to overhaul an obscure part of U.S. customs…
Opinion | Import Shortages Make Case for a ‘Made in USA’ Resurgence
Michael Stumo \ January 3, 2022 \ The Washington Times In addition to the health crisis spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is now experiencing significant shortages of consumer goods. These troubles extend across a wide range of products, including everything from bicycles and cars to prescription medicines. But the problems run even…
