China’s investment comes with a hidden agenda. And a secretive new treaty is about to make it worse. [Reposted from Politico | Michael Wessel | September 24, 2015] Republicans are criticizing President Obama for his willingness to roll out the red carpet for President Xi Jinping of China. They find the planned 21-gun salute for…
We’ve come a long way from “the butchers of Beijing.” [Reposted from Politico | Michael Crowley | September 23, 2015] That was the phrase Bill Clinton used in 1992 to describe China’s Communist leaders, who three years earlier had violently crushed pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. But when Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Barack…
For Immediate Release September 22, 2015 Contact: Aaron Fobes, Julia Lawless (202)224-4515 Lawmakers Express Concern over U.S.-China Economic Relationship [A Release from the Senate WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), and Ranking Member Sandy Levin (D-MI) sent a…
Assessing the State Visit of President Xi Jinping: How to Define Progress in Resolving Sino-US Issues Beyond the Communique – U.S. lawmakers, media, and the public need to know how to identify real progress on the many outstanding issues between the two countries. This event brings together distinguished experts and a leading Chinese dissident to discuss…
Throughout 2014 and 2015, the Barack Obama administration and cheerleaders for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have bragged about the “job creation” effects of the TPP. Others have been more skeptical, including the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Economic and Policy Research. [by Celeste Drake, AFL-CIO] Those who…
We are back from our summer publishing hiatus. There has been much to write about. I have stayed active on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter @DanRDimicco. I have been on the speaking tour discussing my book “American Made- Why making things will return us to greatness”. The reception from thousands to the message has been great…
The U.S. trade agenda is jam-packed this week, with key developments taking place in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and the U.S.-EU trade talks, along with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit, a U.S.-India commercial dialogue and a trip by World Trade Organization’s director-general to Washington. [Reposted from Inside US Trade | September 21, 2015]…
[Editor’s Note: The following letter from Senator Warren was received by a CPA member this week.] Dear Constituent: Thank you for contacting me about trade promotion authority (TPA). As you may know, under TPA (or “Fast Track” authority), Congress agrees to expedited consideration of legislation that implements a trade agreement, and gives up its…
For immediate release: September 18, 2015 USDA Proposes Today to Allow Fresh Beef Imports from Africa Billings, Mont. – After decades of depressed cattle prices that triggered the unprecedented liquidation of the U.S. cow herd that began in 1996, reports indicate that U.S. cow-calf producers are beginning to experience better times.…
U.S. Business & Industry Council China Briefing: Assessing the State Visit of President Xi Jinping: How to Define Progress in Resolving Sino-US Issues U.S. lawmakers, media, and public need to know how to identify real progress on the many outstanding issues between the two countries. This events brings together distinguished experts and a leading Chinese…