Editor’s note: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is a rising star, not easily categorized ideologically. CPA appreciates his co-sponsorship of the Competitive Dollar for Jobs and Prosperity Act, his focus upon the national and economic security threat from China, and his focus upon benefitting workers and domestic producers. Sen. Josh Hawley gets it badly wrong in…
Excerpt. “International outrage could turn that into a wake-up call for China’s leaders, despite their totalitarian swagger, if the world begins to see them as pariahs, not just trading partners.” Communist leaders engage in modern-day totalitarian brainwashing, bizarre lies and industrial-level indoctrination to suppress Muslims. [Editorial Board | November 18, 2019 | NY Times] “Ying…
Excerpt: How did the pharmaceutical industry start sourcing pharmaceuticals in China? After her presentation at the Made in America trade show last month, I met Rosemary Gibson, co-author with Janardan Prasad Singh of China RX, published in 2018. China RX is an expose of the pharmaceutical industry just as Death by China by Greg Autry and…
Editor’s note: More mainstream writing in favor of industrial strategy. While the article wrongly criticizes the tariff intervention against China, it rightly states that the US should have an industrial strategy. Side note: tariffs are part of industrial strategy, and often cheaper because you can protect industries without subsidizing them. Washington’s focus on ending Beijing’s…
Editor’s note: Trade Ambassador Bob Lighthizer stands strong against the globalists who have killed jobs for many years. At an invitation-only gathering of chief executives in mid-September, Robert E. Lighthizer made his pitch for President Trump’s protectionist trade policy. [David Lynch | November 15, 2019 | Washington Post] Seated between United Parcel Service CEO David Abney…
Editor’s note: This video by the American Institute of Steel Construction is a vivid illustration of how we wrongly give up whole US industries that pay large numbers of workers well. When we lose those jobs, we diminish the purchasing power of whole communities because wages are pushed down regionally. And we lose innovation for…
Editor’s note: China is not just another country. It is a bad actor. It is a threat. Appeasement and engagement failed. Decoupling is needed. And containment. We can no longer enable the Xi regime with trade and investment. More than 400 pages of internal Chinese documents provide an unprecedented inside look at the crackdown on…
Editor’s note: A good piece on why trade deficits and offshoring are stupid and a recipe for national decline. Offshoring by American companies has destroyed our manufacturing base and our capacity to develop new products and processes. It’s time for a national industrial policy. [Sridhar Kota and Tom Mahoney | November 15, 2019 | WSJ]…
Paul Wellborn is the president of the largest family-owned cabinet manufacturing company in the United States. And as he sees it, the Trump Administration’s China tariffs are working. Decades of manufacturing experience have shown Wellborn firsthand that China cheats in order to put U.S. manufacturers out of business—especially by “dumping” product in the U.S. market…
Editor’s note. Dangerous Chinese products brought to you by Amazon. Enabled by section 321 de minimis rule that allows higher value tariff free imports than any country in the world. And which CBP has determined takes precedence over Sec 301 China tariffs. https://www.prosperousamerica.org/the_problems_posed_by_e_commerce_without_borders The e-commerce platform has included banned, unsafe, mislabeled products. One reason: It…
