China’s Record Trade Surplus and Washington’s Financial Trump Card
China’s trade surplus has crossed a dangerous threshold. In 2025, it exceeded $1 trillion for the first time, surpassing the previous record of $993 billion.
House Hearing on China Investment in US Reveals Much More Needs to be Done
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) turns 50 years old this year, and it still has lots to learn. The main disruptor – China – has ultimately added new layers to CFIUS oversight, but this oversight is in its infancy.
The China Dependence Big Pharma Doesn’t Want Washington to See
U.S. drugmakers are rapidly shifting the front end of America’s pharmaceutical ecosystem (e.g. discovery, early-stage-development, and the IP engine) to China through a surge of licensing deals and cross-border partnerships.
CPA Warns Congress Against Extending Failed AGOA Program Ahead of House Vote
AGOA, first enacted in 2000, provides qualifying sub-Saharan African nations with tariff-free access to the U.S. market for thousands of products and was intended to support economic development, democratic reform, and stronger geopolitical ties to the United States.
October Trade Deficit Falls 39%, Lowest In Years, But U.S. Will Still Surpass $1 Trillion Goods Gap In 2025
The October trade deficit fell by 39% for goods and services combined, but even the goods deficit fell to monthly numbers not seen in at least five years. The October deficit in goods was $59.14 billion, down 24.5% from September, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Thursday.
Blocking Chinese-Linked Investments From Accessing U.S. Taxpayer Funds in Strategic Industries
The United States is facing a new form of strategic dependence: Chinese-linked firms are reentering critical American industries through influence and control rather than visible ownership.
China’s Automotive Market Deemed Existential Threat, With Worries Washington Can’t Count on EU for Help
China’s foray into the automotive industry makes perfect sense for any serious, powerful economy. Every major economic power has its own car brands. China has them now, in droves.
U.S. Trade Deficit With China Shrinks In September; But Mexico, Vietnam, and Ireland Goods Gap Surpasses It
The U.S. goods deficit with China fell by roughly $2 billion in September, coming in at $15.03 billion. China has dropped to fourth place in terms of the countries in which the U.S. has its biggest goods gap.
China’s Beating America to the Moon. Witnesses Tell House Space Committee Needs More Government Action.
China is beating the U.S. to the Moon, namely the dark side of the Moon we never see from Earth. It’s colder there. And darker. And China has the energy technologies they’ve invented themselves to make machines work there. We do not.
CPA Calls on Trump Administration to Prioritize Metal Fabricators in Ongoing Trade Actions
To trade away aluminum and steel workers’ home market in exchange for padding Big Tech’s bottom line overseas is immoral and wrong. The Section 232 actions on aluminum and steel should be singularly focused on rebuilding domestic output across the supply chains, not used as leverage to help Google and Meta become even more profitable.
