Work With Allies: How Europe Helps China Circumvent Steel Tariffs
A report by business intel firm Horizon Advisory shows China’s encroachment on the European steel industry. What might it mean for Section 232 tariffs against European steel?
NYC Ad Campaign Targets BlackRock’s China Love Affair
BlackRock is the subject of an ad campaign that will highlight the country’s largest financial institution’s kowtowing to China. Only recently was the company banned from investing in Chinese military contractors. For years, BlackRock has been a funder of China’s military and its surveillance state.
House Capital Markets Committee Tackles Wall Street’s China Ties
A recent House Committee hearing on capital markets and China took on the question of sanctions and delisting. Is there more to come?
Boston Celtics Banned for Criticizing China. One Day, These Companies Will Have to Pick a Team
A Boston Celtics player gets the NBA team in trouble in China. But Enes Kanter is showing companies what is truly at stake if they dare go against a CCP narrative.
House Committee Doubt’s China’s Climate Change Promises, Worries About Solar
A House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing this week on climate change discusses the prevalence of green finance. And a growing distrust over China’s commitments and its solar supply chain, especially in Xinjiang.
House Committee Hearing on Small Business Supply Chains Forgets About Reshoring
A House committee hearing on the impact of the supply crisis on small businesses left out one key solution: import less, make more here.
Tariff Incidence in the Real World: Why Consumers (Mostly) Didn’t Pay the Steel Tariffs
Summary points: The import price of steel fell in the period following the 2018 imposition of a 25% steel tariff, an indicator that steel tariffs
China Tech & Industry Official Wants U.S. as Clean Tech, Pharma Partner
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.
Worker-Centered Trade Means Reshoring U.S. Industries
In June, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai gave a speech in which she outlined her vision of worker-centered trade, a popular phrase among Biden administration
Tainted Blood Pressure Medication from India Can ‘Change Someone’s DNA’
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?
