Editors note: China has long promised to cut steel production. It does not do so. Another example of their long line of broken promises. China Is Producing More Steel Than Ever [April 17, 2019 | Bloomberg News] China’s steel industry notched another production record in the first quarter, spurred by consumption in the infrastructure sector…
Editor’s note: Perry Hooper, author of this opinion article, is a CPA member. By Perry O. Hooper Jr.,Republican State Executive Committee Former State Representative Trade Deals Must be Free, Fair and Reciprocal “U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act” has a very simple premise, it would allow the president to impose the same tariff on a foreign import…
Editor’s note: CPA’s position is that no deal is better than a bad deal with China. The US is likely better off with unilateral trade action instead of a compromise deal. China and others have a history of avoiding change even when they promised to change. WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. negotiators have tempered demands that…
Editors note: CPA board member Burl Finkelstein is featured in this article on our trade conference last month in March. While trade tensions have left some companies feeling uneasy, especially those with a global footprint, others are applauding the Trump administration’s “America First” stance. And a contingent of those supporters gathered at the White House…
Editors note: Interesting article on How China restricts businesses from operating there. However, the US interest is getting more firms and employment in the US, not in China. What’s Missing From the U.S.-China Trade Deal [David Hoffman | April 11, 2019 | Bloomberg] The only way to truly change Chinese commercial behavior is to open…
By David Morse, Tax Policy Associate Director “There is not going to be a return to a golden age of tax, this is about change,” declared Will Morris, chair of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD’s Committee on Taxation and Fiscal Policy. At the recent historic OECD public consultation meeting on taxing…
Background: The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is seeking a part-time Tax Research Assistant to support the CPA Economics team with research on corporate taxation issues. CPA is a bipartisan coalition of US manufacturers, agricultural groups, and labor unions. CPA engages in educational efforts and advocacy related to US trade…
Editor’s note: Free trade skepticism has, before Trump, been more concentrated in the Democratic Party than the Republican Party. President Trump’s trade reform agenda took the issue away from Democrats who feared agreeing with him. This is an article describing how Democrats can and should get active on trade reform once again. The alternative to…
Excerpt: “There is no national security without internet security,” Chinese President Xi said in a speech this year. “If we cannot succeed on the internet, we will not be able to maintain power in the long run.” HANGSHA, China — Inside a fishing gear store on a busy city street, the owner sits behind a counter, furiously…
Excerpt: “the directive of China’s 2017 Intelligence Law legally requires that ‘any organization or citizen shall support, assist, and cooperate with’ the security services of China’s One-Party State.” Six retired U.S. defense officials issued a statement on Wednesday warning that European and Asian partners could put American military operations at risk if they use Chinese…