FTC Tackles China Companies Lying About Origin
The Federal Trade Commission said on July 1 that was now going to fine foreign companies that list on Amazon, elsewhere, as domestic manufactured products.
After 100 Years of the CCP, U.S. Engagement Policy Key to Making the China of Today
Chinese dissident Cai Xia, now at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, says the U.S. engagement policy on China fed the dragon. The CCP owes a lot of its might to U.S. multinationals, Washington and — increasingly — Wall Street.
May Trade Deficit Rises, As Goods Deficit Hits $444 Billion In Five Months
Despite a decline in imports from China, the U.S. trade deficit in May is up again thanks in large part to commodities imports like oil and Canadian timber. At this pace, a $1 trillion goods deficit is guaranteed for 2021.
Wall Street Helps China Truck Service Raise $1.6 Billion
Chinese “Uber for trucking” company, Full Truck Alliance (FTA), raised $1.6 billion in an initial public offering in the United States with help from Wall
Wins and Losses in the Senate China Bill
On June 8, the U.S. Senate passed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, a bill aimed at countering China on a plethora of
Can a Few ‘Made in the USA’ Investors Slow the Tide of ‘Made in China’ E-Commerce
Entrepreneurs like Mark Cuban are putting real money on the line to build-up and promote domestic manufacturers instead of Asian ones. Will it be enough to slow a trillion-dollar goods deficit?
E-Commerce Propelling U.S. Trade Deficit to be Larger Than Norway and Sweden Economies
The post-pandemic recovery is becoming a China jobs program. Ports swamped with e-commerce shipments as China expands digital presence here.
NEC Director Deese Outlines Biden’s 21st Century Industrial Strategy
Biden administration official Brian Deese talks about ‘Five Pillars’ to Build Back Better Post-Pandemic, and a national strategy to reindustrialize.
For New USTR Deputy Nominees, Some in Senate Want Them to Jumpstart TPP
Some free trader Senators are still trying to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership. New USTR nominees say to counter China, we need to “work with allies” in Asia. Fine. But TPP is not the answer.
Here’s Why Biden’s China Solar Ban is Bigger Than it Looks
China polysilicon makers get put on the Entity List as one producer is prohibited from selling to the U.S. That means companies that rely on them for their solar supply chain are subject to import bans.
