China Commission Says Western Support Has Advanced CCP Goals
Notes from the latest U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing. Tech dependence levels still staggering.
Maxine Waters Wants “Screening” of Silicon Valley Investments in China
The Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee calls for more details about Silicon Valley’s China portfolio.
CPA Applauds Letter from Senators Ossoff, Brown, Rubio, Rev. Warnock Calling for Increased Tariffs on Imported Chinese Solar Products
The Senators argued China’s heavily subsidized products are hurting U.S. efforts to reshore domestic solar manufacturing — a key energy security goal.
Should China EV Battery Makers Get Government Funding?
Should the Chinese EV battery making company Gotion High-Tech get benefits under the Inflation Reduction Act? Rep. John Moolenaar wants to know.
Elon Musk, United Auto Workers Agree: Tariffs Needed to Save American Car Industry
China recently became the world’s largest car exporter, and by all accounts their global market share will keep expanding. One silver lining, at least, is that more and more leaders are figuring out that absent tariff increases, our nation will become a slave to foreign nations that do prioritize production.
Study Finds Over 90% of all Generic Drugs Dependent on Imports
The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Innovation Center (APIIC), a consortium of biotechnology industry, policy and academic leaders, said in a whitepaper released to the media on Jan. 24, that reshoring the manufacture of essential, life-saving pharmaceuticals was urgently needed.
Homeland Security Faces Daunting Task in Policing Duty Free Entry of Foreign Textiles and Apparel
Homeland Security and U.S. Customs face a daunting task in policing the millions of packages full of textile fabrics and apparel that come into the country duty free. They know it. What can be done about it, is the question.
Is China Overproducing Solar Again? IEA Report Says Yes.
The capacity for China to overproduce anything is legion. This is especially true for big ticket items sold around the world, from cars to steel to China’s top green tech product line – solar cells and modules.
House China Committee Leaders Urge DHS to Strengthen UFLPA Enforcement
The Biden administration must take swift action to close this loophole, it should issue nationwide withhold release order on all Chinese textiles, and Congress should pass legislation immediately.
WSJ Continues to Cry About Tariffs. Here’s Where They Are Wrong.
The Wall Street Journal has started 2024 bemoaning tariffs. They are for losers, the WSJ Inside View columnist Andy Kessler wrote in December, ending 2023 with a taste of what is expected to come this year, an election year.
