Is the U.S. Still Financing China’s Military Might?
Yes, in many ways the U.S. is funding China’s defense sector through venture capital, portfolio investments, and computer hardware sales to companies on the Entity List.
Yes, in many ways the U.S. is funding China’s defense sector through venture capital, portfolio investments, and computer hardware sales to companies on the Entity List.
Key Points Products manufactured in Mexico contain an increasing amount of Chinese value. Foreign direct investment by Chinese firms in Mexico is up 276%, averaging $225 million annually, compared to investment prior to the U.S. imposition of Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods. Chinese investment in Mexico means manufactured goods in Mexico will contain an…
On January 31, CPA trade counsel Charles Benoit gives a masters class on the history of trade tariffs, and how they were used to build the U.S. economy.
The U.S. is increasingly dependent on imports for drugs. One reason: a tax avoidance scheme that pits U.S. manufacturing up against Europe. What can be done about this problem?
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has released a discussion draft of a sweeping, ambitious bill titled the “Americas Act”. The bill states its aim to “establish a regional trade, investment, and people-to-people partnership of countries in the Western Hemisphere”. But unlike every other U.S. trade agreement in the last century, the Americas Act actually undertakes…
The Covid-19 pandemic gave big pharma big payday. But it also caused the industry to rethink a globalized supply chain centered on Asia. What will it take to reshore at least some generic drugs to the U.S.
Global Rebalancing Will Lead to Global Prosperity European leaders and the media are up in arms over recent U.S. policy decisions to support the reshoring of American industry. The export ban on advanced U.S. semiconductor equipment, the tax credits for renewable energy equipment made in the U.S., and especially the support for American-made electric vehicles…
Key Points Steel imports from Mexico have surged over the past several years. U.S. steel imports from Mexico have risen by 141% over historic levels, with some subcategories of imports tripling and quadrupling, despite a 2019 U.S.-Mexico agreement to maintain steel imports at past levels. The surge in steel imports in Mexican steel conduit, used…
Can the U.S. really bring manufacturing home? A McKinsey study shows that existing concentration of some supply chains will make it hard. Here’s what needs to be done.
Arizona gets $60 million solar plant. But the owner is China’s JA Solar, a company that will be in the cross hairs of forced labor laws.