Is Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland & Agribusiness Becoming A Problem?
The Senate Agriculture Committee discusses foreign ownership and corporate concentration in America’s food supply. It’s getting worse, everyone agrees. Now what?
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.
Ways & Means Republicans Not Willing to “Rubber Stamp” GSP Trade Program
GOP leadership in the House Ways & Means Committee and its trade subcommittee agree the “free trade” Generalized System of Preferences cannot be reauthorized as-is.
For Some, Leaving China Does Not Mean Leaving Chinese Businesses
Companies are leaving China for Southeast Asia, but in many cases, that doesn’t mean they have stopped doing business with the same Chinese company.
CHIPS Act Guardrails Still Work in Progress, Raimondo Tells House
House Science, Space & Technology Committee hears from Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the progress of CHIPS Act funding. We’re getting there, she said.
Farm Towns Skeptical, Wary Of SEC Climate Disclosure Rule, Some Senators Say
Senators from farm states grill Gensler over Climate Disclosure Rule’s Scope 3 provision, which will impact American agricultural producers.
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.
House Finance Committee Shows Stalemate on China Investments in the U.S.
House Financial Services Committee Chairman comes out against increasing the restrictions on China investment in the U.S. Here’s why other members agreed. Plus, a warning from Maxine Waters on outbound investments to adversarial nations.
