WTO Failed to Achieve a Peaceful China

Satellite images published this week confirm that China has almost completed the construction of a variety of military assets in the Philippine and Vietnamese South China Sea, assets that allow it to deploy fighter jets and missile launchers at a moment’s notice and provide it expanded surveillance capabilities. [FRANCES MARTEL] March 28, 2017 [Breitbart] The images…

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Bringing Back the Bronco! Ford is Investing $1.2 Billion in Three Facilities in Michigan

Ford Motor Company announced on Tuesday that it is spending $1.2 billion to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Michigan, providing a big boost to its sport utility vehicle (SUV) and truck production.  [ ELIZABETH BROTHERTON-BUNCH| March 28, 2017 [Alliance for American Manufacturing] About $150 million will go toward creating or retaining 130 jobs at Ford’s Romeo Engine Plant, which will…

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Congressional steel caucus chairman brings industry wish list to meeting with Ross

Steel industry leaders have armed the Congressional Steel Caucus chairman, Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), with a set of requests to bring to a scheduled meeting today with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, including pushing the Department of Commerce to help strengthen the defense industrial base, maintaining China’s non-market economy status, and considering self-initiation methods to expedite…

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CPA’s Balanced Trade Ideas Going Global

By Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA The Trans-Atlantic establishment is shaken about America’s free trade skepticism. They invited CPA to Brussels, the Capitol of Europe, to discuss our balanced trade ideas, explore whether we are “protectionists” or not, and to explain the American flavor of anti-establishment politics to their old guard. Why would voters, they…

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Peter Navarro Responds to His Trade Critics

My op-ed on why trade deficits matter (“Why the White House Worries About Trade Deficits,” March 6) has generated a healthy debate. However, your March 10 lead editorial implausibly asserts, “Perhaps the best way to think about the U.S. trade deficit is not to think about it.” [Peter Navarro| March 22, 2017 |The Wall Street Journal] As…

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