CPA Book Club: Can the U.S. Win the Competition for High Value Industries?

CPA Book Club: Can the U.S. Win the Competition for High Value Industries?

Industrial Policy for the United States seeks to list all of the tools a country can use to improve its industrial base and entice businesses to invest in manufacturing. If these tools are deployed, the authors argue, the results will be good for local economies and labor.

China’s Solar Companies in Southeast Asia Whacked With 100%+ Tariffs—What’s Next?

China’s Solar Companies in Southeast Asia Whacked With 100%+ Tariffs—What’s Next?

The duties impact several major Chinese solar brands, including Jinko Solar and Trina Solar, as well as Vietnamese manufacturers that Commerce believes have been circumventing tariffs by importing components from mainland China for final assembly.

China “Owns” America’s Generic Drug Supply Chain, U.S. China Commission Says

China “Owns” America’s Generic Drug Supply Chain, U.S. China Commission Says

It’s the most well-known secret on Capitol Hill: China owns the American generic drug supply chain. Basic thyroid or blood pressure medications might finally be put into pill form in an Indian lab and sold under an Indian brand like Cipla. But the organic compounds, or key starting materials, mostly come from China.

In USTR Nominee Hearing, Senate Finance Bemoans Tariffs, Wants Open Markets for Agriculture

In USTR Nominee Hearing, Senate Finance Bemoans Tariffs, Wants Open Markets for Agriculture

Jamieson Greer seems certain to be approved as the next United States Trade Representative (USTR), but the Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee proved once again that they are anti-tariff—unless the target is China.