Editors Note: This is a great next step to keeping dual use military-civilian technologies out of China’s hands. (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it will impose new restrictions on exports to China to keep semiconductor production equipment and other technology away from Beijing’s military. [Karen Friefeld | April 27, 2020 | Reuters]…
Editor’s note: Despite multinationals saying USMCA entry into force should be delayed, USTR says it will happen on July 1. Washington, DC – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today notified Congress that Canada and Mexico have taken measures necessary to comply with their commitments under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), and that the Agreement will…
Editors note: This looks promising. Commission says the state-owned businesses must prove they aren’t subject to Chinese government control [Kate O’Keeffe | April 24, 2020 | WSJ] WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission ordered four Chinese state-owned telecommunications operators to explain why it shouldn’t withdraw permission for them to operate in the U.S., paving the way for…
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist Millions of people stuck at home are now using the Zoom videoconferencing application. Zoom claims 300 million daily users. But how many of those 300 million know that Zoom is a product that is made in China? Early this month, news emerged that Zoom software, produced by Zoom Video…
Editor’s note: All China FDI into India will now require govt approval. The US should do the same. MUMBAI (Reuters Breakingviews) – The Great Wall against Chinese acquisitions is extending into India. Foreign direct investment from the People’s Republic will now require government approval, which could slow development in key areas like technology. Compared to similar…
Editor’s note: The public is ahead of the Congress on distrust of China. Too many in Congress are still not getting the fact that we need to increasingly decouple and bring production home. Two-thirds of Americans say they have an unfavorable view of China, according to a national poll by the Pew Research Center. [Paul Steinhauser |…
Editor’s note: Gen’l Robert Spaulding is and has been right on China. Corporations are exposing our 5G security to the Chinese Communist party [Robert Spalding | April 17, 2020 | Spectator] The societal implications of 5G — on how we live and how we work — are truly mind-boggling. And so is the capacity to…
Editors note: Sen. Rubio is at the forefront of industrial strategy. We need a “Made in America 2030” strategy to counter Chairman Xi’s “Made in China 2025”. With a sensible industrial policy, workers will take precedence over short-term corporate gain. [Marco Rubio | April 20, 2020 | NY Times] Americans are a resilient people. We…
Editor’s note: This very, very limited tariff deferral program would have been a lot bigger if CPA and others had not gotten involved to block a blanket deferral of tariffs. Move won’t apply to goods imported from China, steel or aluminum [William Mauldin | April 19, 2020 | WSJ] The Trump administration said it would allow some…
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist According to rumors circulating in Paris, French president Emmanuel Macron recently had a phone call with Chinese president Xi Jinping in which the Frenchman asked for an emergency shipment of a billion face masks to cope with the COVID crisis. The Chinese president is said to have replied: “We…
