What the Biden Administration Should Do With ‘Blacklisted’ China Companies
Biden added more Chinese companies to its blacklist. Why is BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street and others still allowed to invest in some of them?
House Ways & Means Committee Blasts China’s Shein, De Minimis Rules, And TPP Makes a Comeback
At this week’s Trade Subcommittee hearing at House Ways & Means, talk of changing de minimis rules for goods bought on line; forced labor; and a few diehards bring up TPP.
Here’s What the Senate’s E-Commerce Hearing Missed in its Fight Against Imported Counterfeits
The Senate Judiciary Committee hears from witnesses on how to combat online-sold counterfeit goods from flooding the U.S. They missed one key remedy — de minimis rulemaking needs a closer look.
House Capital Markets Committee Tackles Wall Street’s China Ties
A recent House Committee hearing on capital markets and China took on the question of sanctions and delisting. Is there more to come?
House Committee Doubt’s China’s Climate Change Promises, Worries About Solar
A House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing this week on climate change discusses the prevalence of green finance. And a growing distrust over China’s commitments and its solar supply chain, especially in Xinjiang.
House Committee Hearing on Small Business Supply Chains Forgets About Reshoring
A House committee hearing on the impact of the supply crisis on small businesses left out one key solution: import less, make more here.
Why Washington Shouldn’t be Worried About ‘Inflaming’ China Relations
In speaking for the Biden administration this week at a conference at think tank CSIS in Washington, Katherine Tai said she didn’t want to “inflame relations” with China. Why this attitude gets us nowhere but towards the China-centric, pre-trade war status quo.
Mexico and Guatemala Governments are Working Against Their Own Peoples’ Interests
The Mexican & Guatemalan governments are working against their own peoples’ interests. Rather than weakening our rules of origin, North American leaders should be united in recapturing market share lost to China.
How China Will Use K Street, Climate Change, to Get its Solar Market Back
What appears to be a coordinated strategy between China and importers of their solar panels is taking place at the moment, trying to convince Washington to let tariffs expire next year and stop any potential dumping investigation into Southeast Asia’s newfound love for solar panel manufacturing.
Variable Interest Entities: China’s Backdoor Access to U.S. Capital
What are VIE’s? Here’s a primer on the China Enron-like strategy to rope in American investors, both small and large, to help fund their companies and take on the big financial and regulatory risks of doing so.