Bolsonaro’s anti-China rants have Beijing nervous about Brazil

Editor’s note. America is far from the only country distrustful of China.  Excerpt. “The Chinese are not buying in Brazil. They are buying Brazil,” [presidential candidate] Bolsonaro has warned repeatedly. BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Chinese government is trying to make peace with Brazil’s leading presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, whose China-bashing threatens to chill a profitable…

How Trump Should Address Unfair Trade With China

Editors note: CPA fully agrees that we must fix dollar overvaluation to fix the trade deficit. We disagree with our good friend Rob Scott on his assessment of tariffs, which are important for national security, to optimize the composition of trade and jobs and to fix foreign trade cheating. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump cited my…

CPA Op-ed: Trump should tackle our overvalued dollar next

President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on subsidized imports from China has generated plenty of criticism from pundits and academics, alike. But the tariffs, which are intended to boost U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, are already leading to increased production and job growth in the heartland. Op-ed by Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA, originally appeared in The Hill on October 22,…

Trump Administration Moves to End Deep Discounts for Packages From China

U.S. starts process to withdraw from a 144-year-old international postal body Editor’s note: CPA has been in contact with White House officials supporting this move to end the US postal system subsidization of Chinese commercial packages.  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration opened a new front in Washington’s economic conflict with China, starting a process Wednesday to withdraw from…