CPA Letter to USTR Tai on Hong Kong’s Status in the WTO GPA
CPA sent the following the letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai urging that the Biden-Harris administration end Hong Kong’s status in the WTO GPA
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‘Made in America’ Pandemic Preparedness Act Passes Committee Unanimously. Now What?
Both houses of Congress have bills that have passed committees, easily, in regard to building domestic supply of personal protective equipment for medical staff. These bills need to hit the floor so President Biden can sign them. But, more importantly, Buy American provisions face serious WTO risk, making all of this action moot.
Hong Kong’s Warning From Washington Should Mean No More WTO Special Treatment
The Biden Administration warned American businesses of sanctions risk and other problems in doing business with Hong Kong, now officially part of China. Washington now needs to get Hong Kong out of the WTO’s Government Procurement Agreement, which essentially grants China backdoor entrance to Buy America provisions.
Senate Hearing on Supply Chain Resilience Forgets Recent ‘China Bill’ Could Weaken It
A Senate Commerce hearing on supply chain resilience praises the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, but forgets that there is a trade provision in that act that actually does harm to any plans to diversify supply out of China.
Senate Bill to Block Xinjiang from US Supply Chains Passes Unanimously. Is Hong Kong Next?
The Biden administration is stepping up the pressure on China for its human rights violations against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. U.S. companies in Hong Kong on notice now, too.
Elizabeth Warren Questions Corporate Loyalty to America, While Bowing to China
Elizabeth Warren, others, say American multinationals too cushy with China. And it’s come at the detriment to American manufacturing labor.
State Department Warns Companies Doing Business in Xinjiang, China is a ‘Reputational Risk’
Financial backers of China companies involved in unreasonable surveillance, and Uyghur genocide, put on notice in State Department’s newest Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory.
Climate Change: Beijing Has History of Broken Promises
Climate activist groups have said that criticizing China for its abysmal human rights record is bad for the planet — that calling out the Chinese
IPO Disasters – China Swindles Billions from US Investors
American investors in Didi and Full Truck Alliance lose over 20% of their investment as Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs collect their fees selling
Government Study Shows Free Trade Deals Produced Little Benefit, Except for Multinationals
From the environment to labor, the International Trade Commission looks at a compendium of academic literature over a roughly 18-year period to gauge whether agreements like NAFTA and KORUS were good deals. And for whom.
