United States president Donald Trump is set to decide whether to impose tariffs on some foreign made solar panels. The US International Trade Commission recently ruled a dramatic rise in imports is causing “serious injury” to American solar companies.
When it comes to solar panel manufacturing, the United States once reigned supreme in the high-tech, high-end solar manufacturing industry it created. [Dan DiMicco | December 16, 2017 | Breitbart] Today, just a few years later, only a handful of American-based manufacturers remain, including larger firms like Suniva and Solar World. Most have gone…
Editor’s note: Why isn’t American trade press saying India will start a “trade war”? India increased the customs duty on some electronics including mobile phones, television sets, and microwave ovens in a bid to curb imports and boost local manufacturing. [Shruti Srivastava | December 19, 2017 | Industry Week] The levy on mobiles was raised…
The Coalition for a Prosperous America, which bills itself as a pro-domestic manufacturing organization, is calling President Trump’s upcoming decision to impose remedies on solar imports an opportunity to bolster an “America First trade strategy” – and blasting members of Congress for “effectively” supporting Chinese efforts to dominate key industries. [December 18, 2017 | Inside…
Milton Friedman once said there is nothing as permanent as a temporary government program. [Curtis Ellis | December 18, 2017 | Breitbart] Government programs are frozen in time, and it seems Washington thinks the world is too. That would explain why policies shaping the lives of millions of Americans and trillions of dollars of global economic activity…
Washington ~ President Trump’s determination that China is a “strategic competitor” to the United States is a welcome change according to the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA). The designation came as the White House released its recent National Security Strategy (NSS) as mandated by statute. “CPA has long advanced the idea that strategic trade…
Some Legislators Sign Pro-China Letter Washington, DC, December 18, 2017. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) is urging President Trump to take strong action on the massive subsidies that China is using to dominate the global solar industry. CPA’s effort comes as the president faces a January 26, 2018 deadline to decide on tariffs…
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director A major reason the US Congress and Obama administration approved the KORUS free trade agreement with South Korea in 2011 was the expected benefits to US agricultural exports. Six years later, it’s now clear those benefits have not materialized. US agricultural exports to South Korea have fallen 9% since 2011,…
The federal government is on the verge of passing a once-in-a-generation reform of corporate taxation. Unfortunately, instead of true reform that could improve the long run performance of the U.S. economy, this is likely to be the sugar rush of a quick injection of cash which will boost already high multinational profits in the short…
Lawmakers are pushing to expand government scrutiny of foreign investment flowing into the United States amid concerns over what one congressman says is a “backdoor effort” by China to buy up military-related American tech firms. [Guy Taylor | December 12, 2017 | Washington Times] “China has targeted the acquisition of sensitive American technology and data,” Rep.…