Editor’s note: More evidence that the US pushback against China is going mainstream globally. The China sympathizers that mocked and resisted the effort have lost the battle. OSLO (Reuters) – Norway is considering whether to join other western nations in excluding China’s Huawei Technologies from building part of the Nordic country’s new 5G telecommunications infrastructure,…
Consumption taxes are “border adjustable taxes” allowed under WTO rules. They average 17% globally. This means that virtually all foreign countries tax our exports at 17% on top of tariffs. They subsidize domestic shipments abroad with a 17% tax rebate. US.S. does not have a consumption tax to offset this advantage. View the Flyer
Editor’s note: The Rubio/Warner proposal to create an Office of Critical Technology is interesting. Reporting directly to the President is a tactic to permanently increase the profile of the issue. However, the ideal scenario may be that the Dept of Commerce be the agency that strategically advances US manufacturing and technology dominance. Two U.S. senators…
General Motors had a very good year in 2018. Op-ed by Jeff Ferry, Chief Economist of CPA, originally appeared in the Daily Mail West Virginia on Juanuary 4, 2019 You read that right, a good year. Maybe even an excellent year. The company’s third-quarter earnings knocked it out of the park. Wall Street was expecting…
Bill Jones is the President of Penn United Technologies in Cabot, PA. Unfair trade policies have taken his company from 700 employees down to 500 at one point. Find out what happened and why he joined CPA to rebuild our manufacturing sector.
Editors note: Professor Morici makes clear that the bilateral trade surplus China has with the US is core to funding its military rise and global ambitions. Resolving differences on trade, investment and industrial policies by March 1, as Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have resolved, is a terribly ambitious goal considering the complexity of…
Editors note. The administration now has support from business leaders on addressing China’s tech theft. But they still don’t get the threat of our trade deficit with China. When President Trump first threatened to levy major tariffs on China, business leaders worried the administration was using the wrong weapon on the right target. [John Stoll…
CPA Restores Hope in the Only US Flatware Manufacturer
Roger is the CEO of Fredon Corporation in Mentor OH. Fredon has faced unfair competition with foreign companies. He believes that if something isn’t done fast, we are on a one way track to destruction across American manufacturing. He joined CPA because he knew that our coalition could speak louder than he could individually.
Manufacturer in NY Agrees that Trade Intervention is Absolutely Necessary