The de minimis catastrophe is getting attention on Capitol Hill, thanks to legislative champions on both sides of the aisle in Congress, and the advocacy of the The Coalition to Close the De Minimis Loophole (of which CPA is a member).
In January, CPA called on the Biden administration to reject misguided calls to revoke the non-market economy status of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam — a nation where the economy remains highly controlled by the government.
The de minimis problem is getting worse. Consider this article a “Summer 2024” update of how the de minimis catastrophe continues to escalate.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has joined a chorus of Biden administration officials who all agree tariffs are needed to counter China’s mercantilism and export strategy.
During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) asked the No. 2 at the State Department to consider trade policy when thinking about China.
The bipartisan legislation would prevent any company with ties to a Foreign Entity of Concern from receiving the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit.
If Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI-2), the newly minted Chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP, gets his wish, there won’t be any Chinese EV battery investments in the U.S.
This bipartisan legislation aims to combat international trade crimes by directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a new structure dedicated to prosecuting international trade crimes.
The Department of Justice indicted a Chinese national who was living in the United States and importing thousands of kilograms of precursor chemicals used in making the addictive, powerful synthetic opioid known as fentanyl.
Should Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) get his way, no Chinese EV can be driven within 25 miles of a Defense Department property, which likely means military housing, war colleges, and of course military bases.
