By Steven Byers, CPA Senior Economist Last summer, Chinese officials began talking about the liberalization of Chinese markets, in response to criticism of the highly

Editors note: Dear Mr. President, we have a paper on that.  https://www.prosperousamerica.org/quantifying_economic_growth_job_creation_competitive_dollar  President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. dollar is too strong and

Editor’s note: 1) Will China cut the VAT for imports? 2) CPA’s position is that the US should have a VAT or goods and services

Editor’s note: Tariff-armageddon is still not happening. China know that its tariffs were pro-growth for its economy. We are just re-discovering that fact. But we

Excerpt: However, “the United States remains an independent nation, and our trade policy will be made here – not in Geneva. We will not allow the WTO

Editors note: Good news. An important expansion of buy America programs. We need to expand it even more this year so US taxpayer money is

Editor’s note: CPA has previously informed USTR of the impact of China’s devaluation since the tariffs were put in place. Ambassador Lighthizer’s decision against an

Editors note: Beware slow walking. Trade Ambassador Lighthizer knows this risk.  Cui Tiankai says aspects requiring legislation could take ‘five to 10 years’, although some

Editor’s note: Farmers and ranchers face subsidized global oversupply in commodities just as manufacturers do. China is a culprit but so is Brazil and other

Excerpt: “President Trump’s threat of auto tariffs likely supported this major investment decision,” Stumo continued. “If the tariffs on imported autos are imposed, it will help