Background De minimis is a regulatory loophole. It was morphed from a tiny customs administrative exception into a backdoor superhighway through our ports. The regulatory changes to de minimis enabled overseas vendors around the world to ship directly to American citizens, currently to the tune of two million per day. And they do this without…
It’s not Washington’s job to protect the investments that companies make in China. But it should be a priority of Congress to ensure that U.S. industrial policies, like the CHIPS Act, can benefit our companies and our workers.
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) is disappointed by a new Executive Order (EO) released by the Biden administration that failed to immediately restrict private-equity and venture-capital investments in three high-technology industries in China: semiconductors, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence. Contrary to press reports, the EO does not prohibit any investments in…
A looming shortage of critical minerals is a huge challenge facing the U.S. and all industrial nations outside of China. The rare earth family of minerals is one example of the problem. Rare earths are used to manufacture permanent magnets, key components of the motors that power electric vehicles. Rare earths also figure in motors…
The June deficit fell for the second month in a row, but that doesn’t mean the U.S. is not on track for another trillion-dollar trade gap with the world. China remains largest single source of the trade deficit.
Consumers deserve safe e-commerce. Requiring COOL labeling would be a small price for safe, reliable online shopping. Congress should move quickly to pass bipartisan country-of-origin labeling provisions and ensure that consumers’ lives aren’t put at risk by unsafe imports.
This summer saw a host of amendments in defense bills to restrict investment in China. Will the rhetoric be met with action?
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) for June was 85.22, down 0.3% from May. The JQI has leveled out over the past few months after a significant increase earlier in the year. Most of the job growth in June was from low-quality jobs that…
China companies are put on Entity Lists for being in breach of certain laws. In this case, allegations of forced labor. That doesn’t stop U.S. investors from buying their stocks.
Is Your State Providing Financing and Support for the CCP and Their Companies? What to Ask and How to Stop Financing America’s Leading Adversary Through State Pension Funds and University and College Endowments PROBLEM States are unwittingly investing in the CCP and their bad actor companies through their retirement systems and endowments. These financial…
