US China Commission Report Says ‘Engagement’ Not Working Too Well
China engagement not going too well. Supply chain risks spread to Vietnam, elsewhere, U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission says in its annual report to Congress.
Small Package Shipment Imports Don’t Work: Evidence Pours In
Evidence continues to pour in that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can’t do its job against the daily tidal wave of small packages sent
No, Ambassador Tai didn’t “abandon our allies”
Last week, President Biden’s U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Tai, took a shellacking from U.S. Senators who oversee her office. The first was from her fellow
U.S. Textile Industry Faced With Flooded Asian Goods, Ask Senate For Help
Yarns and fabrics from Asia are finding their way into the U.S. through a free trade deal that’s not meant for them. Kim Glas of NCTO discusses the impacts.
DC Rumor Mill: A Possible US-UK Free Trade Deal?
Rumor has it the White House is dusting off an old Trump-era idea to do a free trade deal with the UK. Ex-USTR Lighthizer says they found no benefit in one. CPA obviously agrees. Here’s why.
Washington Likely Reason For Ford’s Pause On CATL EV Battery Factory
China EV battery makers are the world’s largest. The U.S. has none. So China is getting new contracts to build EV plants, thanks to Inflation Reduction Act. Some in Washington do not want IRA benefits going to China.
If Companies Are Leaving China, Where Are They Going, And Why?
Dan Harris, international lawyer at Harris Bricken and founding author of the China Law Blog talks about companies leaving China. Are any coming here?
Former Senator Phil Gramm is Wrong on U.S. Trade Policy
By Bill Jones Former Senator Phil Gramm’s recent WSJ opinion article “Trump’s Trade War Was a Loser” gets many things wrong about U.S. trade policy.
Generalized System of Preferences Renewal Would Delight China
As Congress considers renewal of the program, the marketing has switched to “facilitating supply chain shifts out of China”. This is narrative creation completely untethered to reality.
Trade Debate Changing As Tariffs Show Their Purpose
Tariffs on China led to shrinking imports from there, but not from around the world. Naysayers point out that this means tariff policy failed. But has it?
