Trump might win his trade war with China

Editor’s note: This article, written by a “blue collar conservative”, shows the trade policy divide within the GOP in relation to the globalist conservatives.  Trade talks between China and the United States concluded this week with every indication that a deal can be had. Success is still far from a foregone conclusion, and the thorny international issues…

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Norway considering whether to exclude Huawei from building 5G network

Editor’s note: More evidence that the US pushback against China is going mainstream globally. The China sympathizers that mocked and resisted the effort have lost the battle.  OSLO (Reuters) – Norway is considering whether to join other western nations in excluding China’s Huawei Technologies from building part of the Nordic country’s new 5G telecommunications infrastructure,…

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Fight Foreign VATs with an American VAT

Consumption taxes are “border adjustable taxes” allowed under WTO rules. They average 17% globally. This means that virtually all foreign countries tax our exports at 17% on top of tariffs. They subsidize domestic shipments abroad with a 17% tax rebate. US.S. does not have a consumption tax to offset this advantage. View the Flyer

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Rubio, Warner propose fighting China’s tech threats with new ‘Office of Critical Technologies & Security’

Editor’s note: The Rubio/Warner proposal to create an Office of Critical Technology is interesting. Reporting directly to the President is a tactic to permanently increase the profile of the issue. However, the ideal scenario may be that the Dept of Commerce be the agency that strategically advances US manufacturing and technology dominance. Two U.S. senators…

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