CPA Congratulates President-Elect Donald Trump on Victory
CPA will be working closely with President-Elect Trump’s team to craft policies that will make a lasting impact on U.S. trade and industrial policy.
October Job Report Far Below Expectations, Total Private Sector and Manufacturing Employment Drop, JQI Flat
The U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) is now 83.59, essentially flat with only a 0.01% increase compared to last month. Meanwhile, the overall October 2024 Jobs Report from the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics showed only 12,000 jobs added in October.
USITC Ruling Against Domestic Aluminum Industry Highlights the Failure of Case-by-Case Trade Enforcement: A Call for Broader Trade Protections
USITC’s ruling against the domestic aluminum industry and its workers exposes the futility of relying solely on hyper-specific AD/CVD cases to address today’s rampant trade abuses.
Commerce Finds Illegal Trade Practices in Solar Investigation, Plans 300% Tariff on Chinese Firms
The U.S. Department of Commerce yesterday made a significant preliminary determination in its investigation into solar imports from Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand, confirming illegal trade practices through foreign subsidies.
CPA Welcomes Preliminary Commerce Department Ruling on Solar Imports
This decision represents a significant step toward protecting American solar manufacturers and the billions of dollars in U.S. investments at risk from China’s predatory and illegal trade practices.
CPA Welcomes New Legislation to End Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China
This legislation would end China’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status, a necessary move as China continues to flood global markets with artificially cheap goods, displacing U.S. investment and jobs.
CPA Welcomes Commerce Department’s Proposed Ban on Chinese, Russian Connected Vehicles
There is still a significant amount of work left to fully address the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) growing overcapacity in the global automotive sector, particularly through electric vehicles (EVs).
CPA Applauds Senators Rubio, Brown, Braun, and Casey for Urging President Biden to Increase Tariffs on Mexican Steel Imports
CPA strongly urges the Biden administration to impose quotas and increase tariffs to address Mexico’s surge of steel imports in violation of the agreement.
CPA Applauds Biden Administration’s Finalized Increase on Section 301 Tariffs for China Imports
The tariffs, originally implemented during the Trump administration and strongly supported by CPA, will now be raised on critical sectors, including steel and aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, solar cells, critical minerals, ship-to-shore cranes, and medical products.
New Report Exposes China’s Exploitation of U.S. Solar Market and Inflation Reduction Act Tax Credits
The report details how China has strategically positioned itself to dominate the U.S. and global solar markets through a combination of government subsidies, overproduction, and exploitation of U.S. policy loopholes—most notably, the tax credits created by the IRA.
