Ron DeSantis Supports Removing China Most Favored Nation, Changing De Minimis Rules
In a speech to the Heritage Foundation, Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis talks China policy for first time.
USTR Katherine Tai Says U.S. Will No Longer Support WTO Data Storage Proposal
Tai is taking heat for a Biden administration decide to step aside on digital trade talks in the WTO. What was behind the decision and what’s being said about it.
Defense Department Report Bemoans China’s Military Rise
The Defense Department sent its annual report on China’s military to Congress. It missed one key element: how China got there so fast in the first place. US capital and corporate offshoring helped fund it.
Are Tech Export Restrictions Working on China? Some Say No.
Once in charge of tech export controls to China, two government employees say the policy is not working as well as it could be. A look back at Tuesday’s China Tech Threat/CPA event on export restrictions on Capitol Hill.
Alliance for American Manufacturing Poll Shows Support For Keeping, Extending Tariffs
Republican voters support existing tariffs, even extending some of them. Meanwhile, the White House’s worker-centered trade focus approved by big majority of GOP voters.
U.S. Textile Industry Faced With Flooded Asian Goods, Ask Senate For Help
Yarns and fabrics from Asia are finding their way into the U.S. through a free trade deal that’s not meant for them. Kim Glas of NCTO discusses the impacts.
Trade Deficit Falls 9.9% As Economy Slows. Meanwhile, EU Trade Gap Beats Mexico
The deficit fell in August thanks to US crude oil exports and autoparts shipments to Mexico, for example. But overall, the goods deficit rages on and will break $1.03 trillion this year.
DC Rumor Mill: A Possible US-UK Free Trade Deal?
Rumor has it the White House is dusting off an old Trump-era idea to do a free trade deal with the UK. Ex-USTR Lighthizer says they found no benefit in one. CPA obviously agrees. Here’s why.
CPA Submits Written Testimony To USTR About Trade Deals
The USTR wants a worker-centered trade policy. The Coalition for a Prosperous America gave them some ideas.
Sens. Manchin, Barrasso Sound Alarm On IRA Failings Related To EVs, Natural Resources
The leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee grilled a government official on the EV batteries supply chain. From copper to EV battery minerals, the U.S. is way behind.
