What if China Left the World Trade Organization?
The U.S. China Economic And Security Review Commission debated ways to better deal with China’s non-market economy in the WTO. Tariffs were part of the solution.
Senate GOP Backing China in Anti-China Bill
By Charles Benoit, CPA Trade Counsel An upcoming vote in Congress will be on par with the 2001 decision to grant China Permanent Normal Trade Relations. And Senate Finance Republicans are supporting it. They need to see the light.
At Latest ITC Hearing, Anti-Dumping and Trade Deals Holding Manufacturing Jobs Hostage
The International Trade Commission held its seventh roundtable discussion on the impacts of foreign trade on American workers and manufacturing. CPA Chairman Zach Mottl was one of the speakers.
Katherine Tai Hammered in Hearings on Free Trade, Market Access
It sounded like the 1980s in Congress this week. Free trade and open markets were all the rage in a Senate Finance Committee hearing and a House Ways and Means Committee hearing with America’s top trade diplomat, Katherine Tai.
The GATT at 75: Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair
Seventy-five years after the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that led to the WTO, how has it turned out for the U.S.?
Why We Don’t Need a UK Free Trade Deal
The U.S. already has near-zero tariffs with the U.K. What do we need a free trade deal for? A CPA study shows its impact on the U.S. economy.
Post-WWII Interdependence Has Led to Too Much Dependence
Hot wars, trade wars, and global pandemics all reveal how the U.S. economy has grown too dependent on foreign sources for key items needed for economic and national security.
Is Russia About to Lose Permanent Normal Trade Relations with the West?
Canada said it will no longer grant Russia “normal trade relations” status and the EU is moving in that direction. The U.S. might be next.
Rep. Blumenauer Wants House Committee to End E-Commerce Loophole
The Oregon congressman remains steadfast in keeping his de minimis bill in a compromised House/Senate bill that will ultimately merge USICA with the COMPETES Act.
Congress Must Undo its Permanent Normal Trade Relations Votes for Russia, and China
Cuba and North Korea don’t receive our Normal Trade Relations; Russian exports should face the same tariffs as they do. By Charles Benoit, CPA Trade Counsel Less than 10 years ago, by votes of 92-4 in the U.S. Senate and 365-43 in the House, Congress voted to grant Russia ‘Permanent Normal Trade Relations’ (PNTR). We…