CPA Conference Day 3: Yes, Tariffs Worked
American companies increasingly feel like they have Washington’s ear on issues of fair trade and non-market based competition.
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American Steel Company Gives Raises, Invests Locally Thanks to Tariffs
Are steel tariffs bad for America? Nope, says the CEO of Zekelman Industries. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo agrees.
What is the Point for US Sanctions Against China’s Uyghur Abuses?
The US is thinking about sanctioning Chinese individuals involved in the detention of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. Is that enough? It hasn’t been before.
CPA, China Tech Threat Release White Paper on Semiconductors, Countering China’s Threats
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) and China Tech Threat today jointly released a white paper titled “Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Semiconductors and Countering China’s Threats.” The paper examines the decline in U.S. market share in global semiconductor manufacturing, the attendant risks to U.S economic and national security, and why maintaining U.S.…
China’s Government Work Report A Blueprint Of How They’re Going To Win
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst By most measures, China is preparing for the future. The 2021 Government Work Report is a reminder of what China plans to do remain resilient and a dominant force in global supply chains. The best way to look at China’s annual Government Work Report is that it is Beijing’s…
Senators Ask: Why Are We Sending Empty Containers To China?
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Shipping companies are preferring to send empty containers to Asia, in order to offload them and fill them with China goods bound for the US at a much higher price. Twenty-four Senators from farm states are now getting involved. Our new export to China: empty space inside a container…
Sugar Substitute Stevia Made With Forced Labor In China?
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Is the sugar substitute stevia being harvested and produced through forced labor in China? Homeland thinks so. And Customs & Border Protection agrees. The US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday that some of the sugar substitute stevia that comes from China is being harvested and packed by forced…
Peter Navarro: Only Economic Nationalism Will Win the Day Against China
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Peter Navarro spoke with the Hudson Institute’s Michael Pillsbury and said economic nationalism is the only way to protect American manufacturing from China. He’s also listed what he calls China’s “Seven Deadly Sins”. White House Trade and Manufacturing Policy director Peter Navarro had a lot of choice words on…
U.S. May Ban Cotton From Xinjiang Region of China Over Rights Concerns
CPA’s Take: This move is necessary. The Chinese Communist Party should not profit from the slave labor in the Uighur concentration camps. The potential move, which could come as soon as Tuesday, comes amid reports of the use of forced labor in Xinjiang, where China has carried out a crackdown against mostly Muslim minorities. [Ana Swanson…
The U.S. has allowed China to dominate manufacturing for too long
It’s time to repatriate manufacturing and mining operations. For years, Wall Street enthused about the merits of shifting manufacturing out of the United States. Globalists on Wall Street advocated a simplistic worldview: It doesn’t matter where things are made, cheaper is better. But they overlooked the impact this would have on America’s economic and national…
