The Senate Intelligence Committee discusses China’s strategy for economic and technological dominance. Senator Marco Rubio wonders if China will hold supply chains hostage.
81% of voters think it is important for the U.S. to prohibit certain countries that pose a threat to American workers from being able to import foreign-made goods to the U.S. under the de minimis value. 79% of voters think it is important for the U.S. to prohibit certain countries that pose a threat to…
Background In March of 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce initiated an investigation into Chinese companies operating in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia that are illegally circumventing existing antidumping and countervailing (AD/CVD) duty orders on solar cells and modules from China. In December of 2022, Commerce issued a preliminary determination that found that Chinese companies…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement opposing Senator Pat Toomey’s (R-PA) poison pill effort to gut Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and undermine efforts to address unfair foreign trade practices by China. Specifically, CPA is urging Senators to oppose the Toomey motion to instruct (MTI)…
CPA sent the following letter to President Biden opposing the Federal Retirement Thrift investment Board (FRTIB) proposal to enable hundreds of millions or billions of dollars of federal employee pension money to flow to Chinese state-controlled companies. Dear President Biden, The Federal Retirement Thrift investment Board (FRTIB) is proposing to enable hundreds of millions or…
73% of American voters support the U.S. government using trade remedies on China to protect U.S. industries and American workers. 71% of voters supporting the U.S. government continuing to impose Section 301 tariffs on China. 61% of voters believe that increased imports have caused the U.S. to become dependent on China for goods that are…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today called on the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) to abandon reported plans that it is poised to once again to start investing the retirement funds of participants in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) in companies owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).…
By Charles Benoit, CPA Trade Counsel An upcoming vote in Congress will be on par with the 2001 decision to grant China Permanent Normal Trade Relations. And Senate Finance Republicans are supporting it. They need to see the light.
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to prioritize the passage of additional legislation to impose capital markets sanctions and secondary sanctions on Russia and China. Earlier this month, CPA applauded the House for unanimously passing legislation (H.R. 7108) that would repeal permanent normal trade relations (PNTR)…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) is disappointed that 301 tariff exclusions were extended on 352 products being imported from China. Last year, CPA urged the Biden administration to not renew any of the 549 exclusions that were originally granted. In February, CPA called on the Biden administration to fully implement all…
