Key Points U.S. Intelligence Community reports document that China poses the single greatest threat to U.S. economic and national security. Its malign activities include direct threats to the U.S. and our allies, systemic human rights abuses and genocide, and consistent actions to undermine democracies around the world and the rules-based international order. The U.S. government’s…
De minimis China imports increases the 2022 U.S. goods trade deficit by 16% to $1.38 trillion, representing some 8.3 million lost U.S. jobs.
A House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hears from witnesses about how to curtail exports of critical technologies to China. Some say there are too many lists.
The U.S. is increasingly reliant on imported drugs from uninspected labs. It’s not safe. What can be done about it?
A look at recent studies on whether companies are sourcing manufactured goods from outside of China (they are), and if any of it that manufacturing is coming home since tariffs were imposed in 2018.
What are international standards organizations and what happens if China becomes the standard setter on things like artificial intelligence, and information technology and communications.
House Committee hears from witnesses who call for better trade enforcement, and keeping tariffs. Meanwhile, de minimis trade rule in the crosshairs again.
Alexander Hamilton advocated for trade tariffs and strong IP protections to build the U.S. economy and protect it from more powerful, or more devious adversaries. A debate in DC over whether we are heading towards Hamiltonian economics.
Monthly trade figures show a slowing economy. Deep dives show goods gap likely to shrink. And in advanced tech, only aerospace has a trade surplus.
Key Points The trade deficit with China has cost the U.S. 3.82 million jobs since 2001. Three-quarters of the job loss is concentrated in manufacturing, a total of 2.89 million manufacturing jobs lost. Job loss has been most concentrated in tradeable sectors. This has led to a decline of high paying jobs. The state-by-state analysis…