After China Balloon Incident, House Financial Services Talks Risks To US
What are the risks China poses to the U.S. industrial supply chain and what can be done about it? Some quotes from Congress and witnesses from a Feb. 7 hearing.
What are the risks China poses to the U.S. industrial supply chain and what can be done about it? Some quotes from Congress and witnesses from a Feb. 7 hearing.
Last August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping bill that has already led to tens of billions in private investment into U.S. manufacturing. But the U.S. Treasury department’s haphazard, inchoate implementation of the electric vehicle purchasing tax credits has led to consumer chaos and uncertainty in the new car market. Worse yet,…
Dramatic Increase Violates 2019 U.S.-Mexico Agreement WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) for leading a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai urging them to take action against Mexico’s blatant and continuing breach of a 2019 agreement to lift…
Notes from the recent Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on China. What the No. 2 at State said about China and U.S. supply chain risk.
Shein’s Fast Fashion business reminds me of the barker in Pinocchio, (to paraphrase) “Get your tank tops, dress, sweaters, and t-shirts! Buy all you can! Be a glutton! Stuff your bags! Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!” Who could imagine that a small order-fulfillment Chinese company with almost no garment manufacturing experience would become the world’s largest…
Urges Lawmakers to Scrutinize PCAOB Deal with Chinese Auditors WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) released a statement following a House Financial Services Committee hearing on combating the economic threat from China, which saw both Democrats and Republicans express concern and call for policies to address China’s ability to raise money from…
A bipartisan trio of Senators sent a letter to China retailer SHEIN asking for assurances their clothes sold here are not made with banned cotton. They also inquire about the de minimis loophole that makes SHEIN possible.
A new report by the Government Accountability Office highlights the need for revamped trade deals. But missing from the discussion is the case for more local supply chains.
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) that would blacklist China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from investing in, purchasing or otherwise acquiring land or businesses involved in agriculture. China prohibits any foreign purchase of its domestic farm…
Yes, in many ways the U.S. is funding China’s defense sector through venture capital, portfolio investments, and computer hardware sales to companies on the Entity List.