In a victory for the United Steelworkers (USW) union, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Tuesday (July 14) issued a final determination that domestic tire producers are being materially injured by dumped and subsidized imports from China. The vote was split along party lines 3-3, but the commission’s regulations require that a tie vote…
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There is no lack of ingenuity and innovation in the U. S. today. Each year, thousands of new products are invented, and but most are never produced. Knowing how to use technology to create a product doesn’t mean you know how to manufacture it and get it to market. Obtaining a patent is a key…
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HONG KONG — It is either the first step in the largest takeover of an American company by a Chinese one or a new chapter in the emerging technological cold war between the two countries. [ by Paul Mozur and Quentin Hardy | July 14, 2015 | NY Times ] Tsinghua Unigroup, a state-owned…
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Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is threatening to unravel a compromise he earlier blessed to amend provisions on human trafficking in the newly enacted fast-track law, but whether doing so would have any impact on congressional consideration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) now seems unclear. [Reposted from Inside US Trade | July 13, 2015] The Trade…
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In China, the media most often speaks for the state. [Reposted from Chinh’s News | Linette Lopez | July 8, 2015] So when Xinhua publishes an editorial telling foreign companies to “put their victim mentality to rest… and embrace new rules” on national security that expand China’s legal reach “to almost every aspect of public…
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The fast-track authority legislation for the Trans-Pacific Partnership recently passed by Congress says we can’t make “trade” agreements like TPP with countries that violate human rights. There is a report that to get around this rule the administration is going to declare the worst violators of human rights to be OK after all. [Reposted from…
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Using a loophole in the WTO’s clause on national security threats, Beijing has effectively banned foreign competition [Reposted from Epoch Times | Joshua Phillips | July 9, 2015] The Chinese Communist Party has created a new law that allows it to selectively ban foreign imports while propping up its own companies. The new law uses…
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Domestic steelmakers have urged the government to keep steel out of the purview of any future free-trade agreements… [Reposted from The Financial Express | Surya Sarathi Ray | Juy 9, 2015] Domestic steelmakers have urged the government to keep steel out of the purview of any future free-trade agreements (FTAs) and also review the existing…
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The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the May goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $40.9 billion, up a bit from an enormous, humongous $40.7 billion in April. [Reposted from Campaign for America’s Future | Dave Johnson | July 7, 2015] Our enormous, humongous trade deficit is a measure of how many…
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To someone new to the scene, it might seem as if both major parties are engaged in a war on exports. [Reposted from USA Today | Editorial Board | July 12, 2015] Democrats took the offensive first, trying to kill an emerging Pan-Pacific trade agreement just as American manufacturers have become highly competitive and are…
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