Editors note: Another example of the fact that China does not intend on being a major buyer of US-made products. SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China plans to gamble on the bulk deployment of its untested “Hualong One” nuclear reactor, squeezing out foreign designs, as it resumes a long-delayed nuclear program aimed at meeting its clean energy…
Editors note: No big news so far on the US Japan trade negotiations. USTRNEWS UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE www.ustr.gov Washington, D.C. 20508 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2019 Contact: USTR Public & Media Affairs [email protected] Statement from USTR on Meetings to Discuss the…
Editor’s note: Perry Hooper, author of this opinion article, is a CPA member. By Perry O. Hooper Jr.,Republican State Executive Committee Former State Representative Trade Deals Must be Free, Fair and Reciprocal “U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act” has a very simple premise, it would allow the president to impose the same tariff on a foreign import…
Editor’s note: CPA’s position is that no deal is better than a bad deal with China. The US is likely better off with unilateral trade action instead of a compromise deal. China and others have a history of avoiding change even when they promised to change. WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. negotiators have tempered demands that…
Editors note: CPA board member Burl Finkelstein is featured in this article on our trade conference last month in March. While trade tensions have left some companies feeling uneasy, especially those with a global footprint, others are applauding the Trump administration’s “America First” stance. And a contingent of those supporters gathered at the White House…
Editors note: Interesting article on How China restricts businesses from operating there. However, the US interest is getting more firms and employment in the US, not in China. What’s Missing From the U.S.-China Trade Deal [David Hoffman | April 11, 2019 | Bloomberg] The only way to truly change Chinese commercial behavior is to open…
Background: The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is seeking a part-time Tax Research Assistant to support the CPA Economics team with research on corporate taxation issues. CPA is a bipartisan coalition of US manufacturers, agricultural groups, and labor unions. CPA engages in educational efforts and advocacy related to US trade…
Editor’s note: Free trade skepticism has, before Trump, been more concentrated in the Democratic Party than the Republican Party. President Trump’s trade reform agenda took the issue away from Democrats who feared agreeing with him. This is an article describing how Democrats can and should get active on trade reform once again. The alternative to…
Excerpt: “There is no national security without internet security,” Chinese President Xi said in a speech this year. “If we cannot succeed on the internet, we will not be able to maintain power in the long run.” HANGSHA, China — Inside a fishing gear store on a busy city street, the owner sits behind a counter, furiously…
Editors note: Even those soft on China support tariffs now, even those that opposed them in the past. America should increase tariffs on China going forward. Despite positive messages from both sides, hopes are fading that they can find mutually beneficial policies. [Jenny Leonard | April 5, 2019 | Bloomberg] President Trump, who made taking on China’s…
