The Department’s decision confirms what CPA has consistently warned: Chinese solar companies have been illegally circumventing U.S. trade laws through Southeast Asian shell operations, flooding the U.S. market with dumped and subsidized products directly harming the domestic solar manufacturing industry.
This legislative initiative aligns with CPA’s commitment to ensuring that U.S. capital does not inadvertently support adversarial regimes that undermine America’s economic and national security interests.
CPA remains unwavering in our commitment to rebuilding U.S. industry and supporting American workers. China’s latest move only proves that our efforts are making an impact—and we will not back down.
The Trump administration’s decision to impose a permanent 10% baseline tariff on imports from all countries, combined strategically with higher reciprocal tariffs on nations engaging in unfair trade practices, marks a crucial step forward in reindustrializing America and restoring economic strength and security.
CPA’s new Trade Issues and Tariff Recommendation Tracker highlights specific tariff recommendations that will produce near-term wins.
In a comment letter submitted to USTR in response to the Section 301 investigation, CPA highlighted China’s extensive use of state-driven subsidies and unfair trade practices, urging immediate implementation of targeted measures to support the revitalization of the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Strong federal investment in the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health is vital for American innovation, economic growth, and national security.
For years, the de minimis loophole has flooded the U.S. with uninspected, untaxed, and often dangerous goods—from counterfeit products to fentanyl precursors fueling America’s opioid crisis.
CPA’s report demonstrates that previous tariff exemptions and exclusions significantly weakened the effectiveness of the original tariffs imposed in 2018.
President Trump’s executive order sends a clear message: The days of allowing China to weaponize US investment and financial markets against us are over.
