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…
To sidestep the business communities concern over sanctions, Washington must include moves to re-industrialize. If not, U.S. rivals can easily choke supply chains.
The U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission recently heard from 9 panelists who all agreed: China is still stealing intellectual property.
Over the last two months, over 100 members of Congress from both parties have called for the removal or weakening of China import tariffs.
The Section 232s received another makeover. This time in Japan. The deal removes tariffs but caps what they can export to the U.S. and includes previously exempt volumes in the new tariff rate quota.
The House Select Committee on Climate Change had the solar import lobby talking up domestic manufacturing while advocating for the removal of solar safeguards. They cannot have both.
The House Ways & Means Committee wants to lower the de minimis price threshold from the current $800 level. Here’s why it makes sense for them to do that.
We Need to be Better at Industrial Policy By Amanda Mayoral, CPA Economist Industrial policy is critical to competing in a global economy and maintaining our national security. In the world of U.S. economic policymaking, we need to stop wasting time debating whether to “do” industrial policy and rather debate how to improve it.…
The U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission hear from panelists last week in a hearing to discuss the 20th Party Congress, Xi’s inner circle, and a strong belief in Beijing that Western capital and business won’t abandon China.
Over the last 10 days, many Republicans and Democrats have expressed their fealty to multinational corporations and their desire to end the China trade war. A review of some bad decisions by Congress.
