Lighthizer pledges to get tough on China, but doesn’t delve into details

Following his confirmation hearing last week, President Trump’s pick for U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer responded affirmatively to every request made by Senate Finance Committee members in their questions for the record to tackle what they see as unfair Chinese trade policies. [Jack Caporal| March 20, 2017 |Inside US Trade] But Lighthizer did not take a deep…

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China Targets World Leadership in Microchips

Jeff Ferry, Research Director, CPA The decision last month by microchip manufacturer GlobalFoundries to build a chipmaking plant in China reinforced fears in the U.S. technology industry over China’s ambitious plans to become a major player in the world semiconductor industry. While GlobalFoundries is a second-tier chipmaker and the technology destined for the China plant…

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Stabenow suggests Trump’s business ties keeping him from naming China a currency manipulator

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) this week suggested President Trump has not named China a currency manipulator because Beijing has successfully curried favor with the White House by granting 38 trademark applications to the Trump Organization. [Daily News| March 9, 2017 |Inside US Trade] The Associated Press reported on March 8 that China has preliminarily approved the…

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