A senior Chinese official told the U.S. China Business Council that the U.S. and China should partner on EVs and biotech. The private sector can do what it wants. But Washington should not take Beijing up on this offer.
An Indian drug market that’s been the subject of FDA warnings since 2017 is the apparent source of tainted medication sold in the U.S. and Canada. This is another example as to why we need to reshore critical supply of essential medication. Where is Congress?
Task Force Argo’s latest $1.1 million evacuation mission in Afghanistan was largely funded by CPA member Zekelman Industries.
China’s energy rationing hurts American supply chains already in trouble. Diversification away from China should continue full speed ahead for anyone concerned with economic security.
The Trump administration refused to approve new trade dispute judges to the WTO. The Biden administration isn’t in any real hurry to fix it.
In speaking for the Biden administration this week at a conference at think tank CSIS in Washington, Katherine Tai said she didn’t want to “inflame relations” with China. Why this attitude gets us nowhere but towards the China-centric, pre-trade war status quo.
Wall Street will have to get used to a weaker dollar. If not, trillion-dollar trade deficits will be the norm. This comes at great expense to America’s industrial base, and the middle class.
August was another big month for imports, with consumer goods leading the way. At this rate, the U.S. will post over a $1 trillion deficit in 2021, a record-breaker.
Katherine Tai spoke to CSIS this week about China. Some takeaways were better than others.
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai says Trump-era tariffs are effective against China. We expect fervent corporate pushback in the months ahead as Phase One trade deal expires, as well as other tariffs next spring.
