A National Manufacturing Strategy for Semiconductors
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist Joe Biden is getting lots of advice from many quarters for his new administration. But last week he got
Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Highlights WTO China Folly
By Charles Benoit, CPA Trade Counsel By Charles Benoit, CPA Trade Counsel By the end of 2020, thousands of Chinese electric cars will have descended
US chokehold pushes China chip self-sufficiency up the agenda
CPA’s Take : China is planning to spend over $1 trillion on catching up to the US in technology, especially chipmaking. The US must make
Congress Needs to Reestablish the Office of Technology Assessment
By Michael Stumo In 2019, a House resolution established a bipartisan “Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress” that sought to make Congress more efficient
US and UK Should Partner on a “Multiplier” Fund to Back 5G Startups
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist The United Kingdom is close to pulling out of its previous compromise solution for 5G telecom, which involved keeping
5G Wireless: Pallone-Walden Bill Is a Good Start But We Need A More Aggressive Strategy
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist Despite the COVID-19 crisis, Chinese technology company Huawei is having a good spring. In March, it reported that 2019
Videoconference with Zoom—and Invite Some Chinese Spies to Your Next Meeting
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist Millions of people stuck at home are now using the Zoom videoconferencing application. Zoom claims 300 million daily users.
Top Ten Cases of Chinese IP Theft
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director Industrial espionage has been going on for centuries, but experts agree China’s espionage campaign is on a different scale
SunPower Buys SolarWorld Americas to Produce in Oregon
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director After opposing tariffs on imported solar cells and modules for years, and claiming the US manufacture of solar cells
SolarWorld Plans Solar Cell Production Ramp-Up, Hiring 300
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director SolarWorld Americas is ramping production of solar cells at its Hillsboro, Oregon facility. CEO Juergen Stein tells us that
