CPA to Congress: U.S. Can Support Taiwan without a Trade Agreement

WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration and Congress consider a potential free trade deal with Taiwan, the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) has documented why such a deal would work against U.S. interests while offering little in the way of meaningful protection for Taiwan. Earlier this month, CPA submitted testimony to the House Ways…

Job Quality Index Falls to 81.07

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) fell 0.45% to 81.07 in August, as low-quality job additions exceeded high-quality additions. Low quality jobs, i.e. jobs that pay weekly wages below the national average for all production and nonsupervisory workers, increased in the latest month, particularly…

CPA Requests CBP Investigate China’s SHEIN for Exploiting De Minimis Loophole to Import Forced Labor Goods

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) urged U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to investigate SHEIN, the Chinese company dominating fast fashion online retail, for exploiting the de minimis loophole to import clothing products suspected of being made with cotton produced in Xinjiang with forced labor. Currently, CBP does not receive even…

CPA Applauds Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter on Outbound Investment to China

Pelosi, Schumer Join Cornyn and Casey in Calling for Executive Order on Outbound Investment   WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Joe Biden requesting the administration take immediate action to safeguard national security and supply chain resiliency on outbound investments to foreign adversaries like…

CPA Applauds Inbound Chinese Investment Executive Order

Biden Administration Should Address Outbound Investment Risks WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement regarding the Biden administration’s Executive Order to strengthen the federal government’s authority to block Chinese investment in technology in the United States and limit the Chinese Communist Party’s access to private data on American citizens.…

CPA Applauds USTR for Beginning Process to Renew All Section 301 China Tariffs

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for formally initiating the process to continue the Section 301 China tariffs that were imposed to combat massive intellectual property theft by China that is directly harming American workers and U.S. manufacturers. As part of…

Job Quality Index Up Slightly As High & Low Quality Jobs Rise

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) edged up by 0.01% to 81.279 in July, as the addition of high-quality jobs slightly exceeded low-quality job additions. High-quality jobs increased in professional and business services and health care and social assistance. Low quality jobs increased…

CPA: UN Confirms Beijing’s Systematic Slave Labor, Torture, Forced Sterilization and other Human Rights Abuses of Uyghurs

Congress, Biden Administration Should Revoke PNTR for China WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement calling on Congress and the Biden administration to impose trade and capital markets sanctions on China following a report from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) accusing China…

CPA Concerned that U.S. Government Auditor Deal with China Could Skirt Investor Protection Laws

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today expressed concern after the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced an agreement with China regarding audits of Chinese firms listed on U.S. exchanges. PCAOB has refused to make the framework agreement public, but asserts that it allows U.S. inspectors to travel to Hong Kong…