There is still a significant amount of work left to fully address the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) growing overcapacity in the global automotive sector, particularly through electric vehicles (EVs).
Sunsong, a Chinese multinational automotive parts manufacturer, is now facing serious scrutiny from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). And the attention it’s receiving is far from positive.
CPA strongly urges the Biden administration to impose quotas and increase tariffs to address Mexico’s surge of steel imports in violation of the agreement.
In recent years, tariffs have been at the center of heated Washington debate. Critics claim that tariffs are a “hidden sales tax” passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices. But in the wake of the 2018 “Trump tariffs,” America’s consumers haven’t experienced noticeable price increases.
There’s a nearly $2 trillion fiscal deficit, and of course the record $1.12 trillion goods deficit. And one way to bring that down is to produce revenue via trade – also known as tariffs. To some, that’s a dirty word, Trump told an ABC news affiliate in Las Vegas this weekend.
Reindustrialization might cause some above-target inflation. Deindustrialization, meanwhile, might take countries out of the running of the industries of today, and the future, too, said former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi.
To craft a pro-America trade and economic agenda, Harris should pledge to increase overall tariffs, use tax credits more broadly to grow critical production, and ignore Wall Street’s call to return to the failed trade policies of the past.
Harley-Davidson announced it is moving production of its Pan America, Sportster, and Nightster bike models from the U.S. to Thailand. Harley’s growing Thailand production is directly incentivized by 60% Thai motorcycle tariffs and corporate tax breaks.
The report details how China has strategically positioned itself to dominate the U.S. and global solar markets through a combination of government subsidies, overproduction, and exploitation of U.S. policy loopholes—most notably, the tax credits created by the IRA.
For years, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has served as a de facto mouthpiece for Chinese solar manufacturers, consistently pushing policies that benefit China’s dominance in the solar industry at the expense of American manufacturers.
